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The Test of Time: NIST’s Wall of Many Stones

It’s a beautiful array of 2,352 stones waiting to show you how they’re faring

Credit: J. Stoughton/NIST
Jason Stoughton
Tue, 01/16/2018 - 10:13
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Frequented by more deer than people, the NIST stone test wall lives a fairly isolated existence. Out among the trees and the grass on the south end of the Gaithersburg, Maryland, campus, it cuts an imposing and visually bizarre figure. Set in the mortar of its technicolor face are more than 2,000 square and rectangular stone samples showing off practically every naturally occurring type and color of stone. Nearly 70 years old, it is the world’s longest-running weathering experiment for stone samples, as well as a reminder of the symbiotic relationship between science and industry.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 01/27/2018 - 12:36

NIST's Wall of Many Stones

What was "Stonewall Jackson" made of ?

I have never given any thought to this stuff.   One rock was as good as another !

Truly interesting !

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