page_title: Hokie Stone
section_title: Geology
hierarchical_section_title: Hokie Stone / Geology
caption_attribution_description: English: The main Hokie Stone quarry in Blacksburg, VA. This is the south slope.
context_page_description: Hokie Stone is a grey dolomite—limestone rock found near Blacksburg, in western Virginia. It gets its name from the traditional nickname attributed to students and alumni of Virginia Tech.
  Hokie Stone is quarried by Virginia Tech for campus projects and is prominently displayed on the majority of buildings throughout the Blacksburg campus.
context_section_description: Hokie Stone is limestone infused with magnesium and calcium under intense pressure and temperature.  Hokie Stone with impurities such as siltstone and sandstone is multi-colored and found on some newer Blacksburg campus structures.
caption: South slope of the main quarry in Blacksburg.
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