Thesaurus Term/Concept: GANISTER QUARRY
| Identifier | 170989 |
|---|---|
| Class | MONUMENT TYPE |
| Status | Preferred |
| Index? | Yes |
| Scope Note | A quarry for the extraction of ganister, a hard fine-grained quartz-arenite (sandstone) cemented with silica, used in the manufacture of silica bricks commonly used to line furnaces. |