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from $1.75 to $13.50 per cubic foot. Other French marbles, though which 

 are but little used in this country, are the rose marble from Caunes, the 

 vert-moulin, also called griotte campan, the campan vert, or the oampan 

 melange. The wrongly so-called Italian griotte is, according to Cha- 

 teau,* obtained from quarries at La Motte de Felines-d'Hautpoul, de- 

 partment of Herault. Violet states that this name was given it simply 

 that it might command a higher price. 



Caen stone. — This is one of the most noted limestones of modern his- 

 tory. It is a soft, finegrained stone, very light colored, and admirably 

 adapted for carved work, but so absorbent as to be entirely uufitted 

 for outdoor work in such a climate as that of the United States. Egle- 

 ston t states that in the climate of New York City the stone does not 

 endure longer than ten years unless protected by paint. 



The stone takes its name from Caen, in Normandy, where the prin- 

 cipal quarries are situated. It was probably introduced into Great 

 Britain soon after the Norman conquest, where it was largely used in 

 cathedrals and other buildings down to the middle of the fifteenth cen- 

 tury. The cathedral of Canterbury and Westminster Abbey are of 

 this stone.! 



Brocatelle. — This is a very beautiful marble ana much used for mantels 

 and other interior decorations. The body of the stone is very fine and 

 compact, and of a light yellow color, traversed by irregular veins and 

 blotches of dull red. It is farther variegated by patches or nodules of 

 white crystalline calcite. It takes an excellent polish and requires less 

 filling than many marbles. Its source is stated by Violet § to be Jura, 

 in southern France. The stone is difficult of extraction and brings a 

 high price. 



The name brocatelle is stated by Newberry || to signify a coarse kind 

 of brocade used for tapestry. 



(6) GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. 



The two principal marbles now imported from this country are known 

 commercially as Formosa and Bougard. Both are very beautiful stones, 

 ranking among the finest now in general use. The first named is dark 

 gray and white mottled and blotched with red ; it is slightly fossil- 

 iferous. The Bougard has about the same colors, but is lighter and the 

 tints are more obscure. 



Lumachelle marble — This is a fossiliferous limestone in which the 

 shells still retain their nacre, or pearly lining, and which when polished 

 gives off in spots a brilliant iridescent luster with rainbow tints ; the 

 finer varieties being seemingly set with opals. It is a beautiful stone for 



* Op. tit., p. 443. 



t Cause and prevention of the decay of building stone, p. 27. 



t Hull, p. 230. 



§ Op. cit., p. 33. 



8 Rep. of Judges, p. 148„ 



