Masonry

Masonry

• Stone• Bricks• Terra cotta• Mortars• Plasters

Stone

1. Types of building stonesa. Igneous b. Sedimentaryc. Metamorphic

2. Cutting and shaping techniques3. Stone finishes 4. 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

Cobble Hill granite quarry, Barre, VT

Asher and Adams Pictorial Album of American Industry, 1876

Granites

Barre white granite

Sedimentary

Limestones

Limestones

Indiana limestone Trenton limestone

St. Marc des Carriers, Quebec

Trenton limestone

Sandstone

Longmeadow sandstone Billings Library, Burlington, VT

Metamorphic

Sandstone to QuartziteLimestone to Marble

Shale to Slate

Quartzite

Redstone quarry, Burlington, VT

Monkton Quartziteredstone

Marble

Slate

Hand sawing marble, Diderot, 1762

Steam channeling machine, 1891

Wire saw cutting granite

Stone plane

Stone Finishes

Cobble Ashlar

Rubble