- A
ganister (or
sometimes gannister ) is hard, fine-grained
quartzose sandstone, or orthoquartzite, used in the
manufacture of
silica brick typically used...
-
which acted as a chimney,
creating airflow throughout the workings.
Gannister Gannister is
siliceus fireclay which can be used to make firebricks. Garland...
-
standard gauge branch operated by
steam locomotives. From 1925 to 1939
gannister was also
obtained and this was
taken from the
western part of the quarry...
- of East Chicago, Indiana, near the
intersection of
Kennedy Avenue and
Gannister Court. It
stood for much of the 20th century,
housing approximately 30...
- mudstones, shales, and
fireclays and
outcrop in the
Oldham district. The
Gannister Beds or
Lower Coal
Measures occupy the high
ground of the West Pennine...
-
original quarry was reopened, not for iron ore, but for the
obtaining of
gannister (white
silica sand). A new 2 foot
gauge tramway was used to take the sand...
- The
sidings to the
brick yard were
still there, but the
tramway and
gannister works were not.
After Henholmes level crossing, the line
begins to rise...
- No. 2 For
individual use 1923
Station 4145 Earlston, Pa 1923
Barclay Gannister Rock Co. For
individual use 0.3 37.1 J. E.
Thropp No. 1 For individual...
-
Stannington pot clay seam
which was
prevalent in the area. Many
ganister (or
gannister) and
fireclay mines and
quarries existed in the area with the
major ones...
- tramway. From 1946 to 56
there was also a
gannister quarry near to the
northernmost iron ore quarry. The
gannister was
taken to the main
tramway by steam...
