designslinger - Word of the Week: Joilet limestone


[Joliet limestone (1871) Union Park Congregational Church /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

Joliet limestone [joh-lee-ET LAHYM-stohn] n. the predominant rock found in northern   Illinois quarried in the vicinity of the cities of Joliet and Lemont; a dolomite stone similar to limestone that is buff when quarried but becomes more yellowed or ochre-colored as it ages. Also called Joilet or Athens "marble" although unlike marble it is not a metamorphosed limestone.
Posted by designslinger at 6/8/2011 2:02 AM
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