Not so sure about that.  Rosendale is too difficult to mine for plain old
building stone.  You'd want a hard ridge-forming limestone that is easily
quarried and plentiful.  I'd put my money on the Onondaga Limestone often
used for building stone in northern and western New York for many years.  I
forget who started this thread but are there any big critters visible in the
stone?

 

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Edison Coatings wrote: 

Total shot in the dark, but just thought it might be interesting to note
that the argillaceous limestone from Rosendale New York that we use to make
natural cement has a grey-blue color before it is calcined. 

i agree with Mike.

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