Roxbury conglomerate

Roxbury conglomerate

The Roxbury conglomerate, also known as Roxbury puddingstone, is a puddingstone or conglomerate stone once quarried at several locations throughout Roxbury, Massachusetts, now part of the city of Boston. This stone was frequently used to construct walls and house foundations throughout Boston and nearby Brookline.

Roxbury Puddingstone is the official rock of Massachusetts. [http://www.mass.gov/legis/laws/mgl/2-22.htm Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 2, § 22] ]

Puddingstone Park is a neighborhood park built as part of the redevelopment of a former puddingstone quarry in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston.

ee also

*Hertfordshire puddingstone

Notes

External links

* [http://www.boston-online.com/glossary/roxbury_puddingstone.html Roxbury Puddingstone] at Boston Online
* [http://www.cityofboston.gov/parks/pdfs/os7amaps1.pdf City of Boston Open Space Plan 2002-2006: Maps] (pdf). Page 1 shows bedrock geology, including the extent of the Roxbury Conglomerate within the Boston city limits.


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