Masonry

Masonry

Stone
Bricks
Terra cotta
Mortars
Plasters

Stone
1.

2.
3.
4.

Types of building stones

a. Igneous
b. Sedimentary
c. Metamorphic
Cutting and shaping techniques
Stone finishes
Types of walls

1. Types of building
stones

a. Igneous
b. Sedimentary
c. Metamorphic

Rock cycle
Igneous
Erosion & Precipitation
Heat

Sedimentary
Heat & Pressure

Metamorphic

Igneous rocks

Asher and Adams Pictorial Album of American Industry, 1876

Cobble Hill granite quarry, Barre, VT

Granites

Barre white granite

Sedimentary

Limestones

Limestones

Indiana limestone

Trenton limestone

Trenton limestone
St. Marc des Carriers, Quebec

Sandstone

Longmeadow sandstone

Billings Library, Burlington, VT

Metamorphic
Sandstone to Quartzite
Limestone to Marble
Shale to Slate

Quartzite

Redstone quarry, Burlington, VT

Monkton Quartzite
redstone

Marble

Slate

Hand sawing marble, Diderot, 1762

Steam channeling machine, 1891

Wire saw cutting granite

Stone plane

Stone
Finishes

Cobble

Ashlar

Rubble