Millstone

Millstone

A buhrstone; e.g., a coarse-grained sandstone or a fine-grained quartz conglomerate. Also, one of two thick discs of such material used for grinding grain and other materials fed through a centre hole in the upper stone. Quarried underground in Virginia; also, produced in New York and (of granite) in North Carolina.

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Industry/Domain: Mining
Category: General mining; Mineral mining
Government Agency: USBM
Product: Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, & Related Terms - 2nd Edition
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