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bluestone

[ bloo-stohn ]

noun

  1. a bluish, argillaceous sandstone used for building purposes, flagging, etc.


bluestone

/ ˈːˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a blue-grey sandstone containing much clay, used for building and paving
  2. the blue crystalline form of copper sulphate
  3. a blue variety of basalt found in Australia and used as a building stone
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of bluestone1

First recorded in 1645–55; blue + stone
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It is composed of sarsens and bluestones, all of them aligned towards the sunrise on the summer solstice and sunset on the winter solstice.

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Most of the bluestones are believed to have been the first stones erected at the site.

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The area’s state representative, Jonathan Fritz, said an overwhelming number of his constituents favor natural gas drilling, an important economic engine in a county where farming, logging and bluestone quarrying were primary industries.

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The largest "bluestone" at the heart of Stonehenge may not be from Wales, according to new research.

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Popular types for hardscape features include slate, granite, limestone, sandstone and bluestone.

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