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Originally Posted by Hardhatdan
Fella, Tyndall stone is limestone, it's just a specific subset quarried in Manitoba that has lots of fossils and a has an interesting pattern.
I've said before I like this finish without a close look its a bit less patterned and cleaner, haven't had an up close look though.
My issue has been with the north facd and a worry of it being much more "blank" and uninteresting than the original renderings that incorporated parts of the old station (it looked like).
I'm looking forward to taking a walk around the building to see how it "feels" in it's finished form.
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I know what Tyndall stone is - and it is has a richer creamy colour withe mottling that makes it much more attractive for use in exterior finish. It looks great on the Fed Building and we see it in a few other places in Edmonton. The limestone quaried in Alberta, the vast majority of it is used to make concrete as anyone knows. Where the limestone on RAM is from I don't know - but I doubt its solid and more likely
StoneLight Panels or similar: (looks like Leuders but they do custom for large jobs).
http://www.stonepanels.com/available-stone/limestone/
Todays release from GoA stated (Minister did) "
Natural materials were chosen for strength, beauty and durability. Limestone covers the museum’s exterior walls and is used in the interior public spaces along with granite flooring." It did not say the limestone on the walls was from Alberta.
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