DCHP-3

Tyndall (lime)stone

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a kind of blue-gray limestone quarried near Garson, Manitoba and famous as a building stone for ornamental purposes since production began in 1896.

Quotations

1926
One hundred and fifty thousand cubic feet of Tyndall stone will be used for facing the building. This stone is quarried and cut . . . at Tyndall, Manitoba.
1952
On the south shore of the lake, stand the Saskatchewan Legislative Buildings, constructed of Tyndall limestone and surrounded by landscaped gardens.
1958
The area is a centre for the production of limestone, known as Tyndall stone. . . .