What is it?

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Originally Posted by scifan57

Correct,it is a type of limestone,unique to the region it's quarried in.

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Virginia? Cedar Creek?

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Originally Posted by scifan57

No,that's not it. An excellent place to view some of this stone,used in a famous building,lies not too far from you,located on a hill overlooking the Ottawa River. It's quarried farther west,though.

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I am familiar with the Upper Canada Stone Company & the Upper Canada Minerals Company. I think their limestone operation is near Sudbury, Ontario.

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Originally Posted by AdmiralAdama

I am familiar with the Upper Canada Stone Company & the Upper Canada Minerals Company. I think their limestone operation is near Sudbury, Ontario.

AA

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Further west than Ontario. The stone comes from the Ordovician Red River Formation.

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Originally Posted by stranding

Virginia? Cedar Creek?

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Wrong country,stranding.

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Originally Posted by scifan57

Further west than Ontario. The stone comes from the Ordovician Red River Formation.

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Gillis Quarries is just outside of Winnipeg.
They quarry In Tyndall, Manitoba, Canada.

According to Wiki, their limestone was first used in 1832 for building Lower Fort Garry.

It's also been used in the construction of the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa and the Saskatchewan Legislature building in your home city of Regina.

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Wrong country,stranding.

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I thought Canadian at first but misunderstood your N. American clue. My carelessness.

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Originally Posted by AdmiralAdama

Gillis Quarries is just outside of Winnipeg.
They quarry In Tyndall, Manitoba, Canada.

According to Wiki, their limestone was first used in 1832 for building Lower Fort Garry.

It's also been used in the construction of the Canadian Parliament Buildings in Ottawa and the Saskatchewan Legislature building in your home city of Regina.

AA

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Correct on all counts,Admiral. The Manitoba legislature building is also built of Tyndall stone.

Over to you,Admiral.

Let's go for something, shall we say, seasonal?
What is it and give us a brief history of its origins.
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Let's go for something, shall we say, seasonal?
What is it and give us a brief history of its origins.
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Squeeze container of mustard. The origins of mustard are lost to history,but the mustard plant originated in the northern hemisphere. Mustard is made from the seeds of the mustard plant. Mustard was known to the Romans as well as the Chinese who used it as far back as 3,000 years ago.
The use of mustard on hot dogs dates to the World's fair in St Louis in 1904, when it was introduced by the R.T. French Company.

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Squeeze container of mustard.

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Too easy.
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Over to you sci.