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/ˈɡænɪstə(ɹ)/ · noun
A hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces..
Like those in southern Huntingdon County, the ridges of southern Blair County were often covered with ganister.
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Ganister means A hard, fine-grained sandstone, used in manufacturing silica bricks for lining furnaces..
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Like those in southern Huntingdon County, the ridges of southern Blair County were often covered with ganister.
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