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Tyndall Stone® is the registered trademark of the unique creamy buff or bluish grey mottled fossiliferous Ordovician dolomitic limestone that has been quarried at Garson, Manitoba (Figure 1) for over 100 years, by Gillis Quarries Limited (and other companies).
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The Tyndall Stone quarry is operated by Gillis Quarries Ltd. and is located approximately 40 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The quarry has been in operation, and owned by the same family, since 1910. [7] Cultural reference [ edit] Author Carol Shields described Tyndall Stone in her Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Stone Diaries. [2]
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Today, Gillis Quarries is the sole provider of Tyndall stone. Auld said only 20 per cent of all the Tyndall stone has been quarried. Gillis uses eight-foot diamond tipped quarry saws run on 100-foot tracks to cut three feet into the Tyndall stone beds.
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Gillis Quarries Limited is a people oriented company. Our long term, multi-generational, experienced team is committed to providing the very best in natural Tyndall stone solutions. ... Let us take you on a 450 million-year journey, bringing the history, beauty and grace of Tyndall Stone alive in its finished forms as you explore an integral ...
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Tyndall Stone acquired its name from Tyndall, the closet railway point to Garson. A total of five pits were developed in the area by various firms over the years, but only two remain in operation. Gillis Quarries Limited started working the stone in 1910, acquired the property soon after and continues to this day to supply Tyndall Stone.
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Gillis Quarries began on a small scale and has grown over the last 100 years into one of Canada's largest dimensional stone quarries, specializing in the fabrication of Tyndall Stone®, a wonderfully unique, mottled, fossilized, natural stone.
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We're your Tyndall stone supplier with a selection of Tyndall stone veneer from Gillis Quarries in a variety of styles and colors. Visit us today to order masonry supplies. Sign Out. ... Tyndall Stone Buff 90MM Split 4" 2_0411627. Branch: Calgary, Edmonton, Lloydminster, Victoria ; Brand: Tyndall ; Colour: Buff ; View Details.
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Gillis Quarries Ltd. is very proud to announce the first three products of our new Thin Veneer program for both exterior and interior applications. Continue to REDISCOVER the history and beauty of Tyndall Stone in its new thin format. 190 190 mm high x 500 mm long x 20 mm deep 4.4 sq.ft. per box
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August Gillis, with his sons Charles and Joseph, started cutting Tyndall Stone® in a small shop in Winnipeg in 1910. In 1915 he purchased quarry property just 1000 feet west of the Western Stone Company in Garson. The company incorporated in 1922 and officially became Gillis Quarries Limited.
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