Les types
ignée granit protolithe, sédimentaires protolithe granit, manteau de granit, le granit anorogénique, hybride granite, granodiorite et granite feldspath alcalin
craie, calcaire coquillier, calcaire fossilifère, calcaire lithographique, calcaire oolithique, travertin, tuf
Caractéristiques
Disponible dans beaucoup de couleurs et de motifs, Il est un des plus anciens, Rocher Strongest et Hardest
Hôte Rock for Lead, Stalactites et stalagmites sont formées à partir de ce rocher, Zinc et Cuivre Dépôts
Monuments célèbres
Agia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, Blue Domed Church in Santorini, Greece, Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Charminar in Hyderabad, India, Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain in London, UK, Ephesus in Turkey, Georgia Guidestones in Georgia, US, Hermitage in Saint Petersburg, Khajuraho Temples, India, Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, India, Mysore Palace in Karnataka, India, Signers Monument in Augusta, Georgia, Statue of Liberty in New York, USA, Taj Mahal in Agra, India, Tower Bridge in London, Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, US, Washington Monument, US
Acropolis of Athens in Greece, Agia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Big Ben in London, Charminar in Hyderabad, India, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Maharashtra, India, Chichen Itza in Mexico, Empire State Building in New York, Khajuraho Temples, India, Kremlin in Moscow, Louvre in Paris, France, Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, Potala Palace in Lahasa, Tibet, Wailing Wall in Jerusalem
Sculptures célèbres
Avukana Buddha Statue in Sri Lanka, Lincoln Memorial in America, Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, US, The Colossal Red Granite Statue of Amenhotep III in Karnak, Egypt
Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, India, Elephanta Caves in Maharashtra, India