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Why is there an abundance of granite in new hampshire.
And boston s quincy market were built from new hampshire granite.
As of 2014 the industry exports granite related retail was worth an estimated 4 4b.
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New hampshire s traditional rock is granite.
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Most of the granite dimension stone produced in the united states comes from high quality deposits in five states.
Due to the abundance of granite an igneous rock made mostly of quartz new hampshire has been awarded the nickname the granite state granite mining became increasingly popular throughout new hampshire and vermont in the late 1700s which triggered the private ownership of small quarries around the state.
Nh s yearly gdp is only about 57b which mean s that about 7 of the states economy is tied up in granite.
The chipmunk population has flourished largely because of a bumper acorn crop last summer according to patrick tate a wildlife biologist with the new hampshire fish and game department.
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Its largest quarry is in rattlesnake mountain in concord.
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Rough cut and polished granite is used in buildings bridges paving.
There is an enormous abundance of granite throughout the united states so it is not a surprise that a significant amount of granite is used in crushed stone applications.
Granite is a massive industry in the new hampshire.
Granite has been used for thousands of years in both interior and exterior applications.