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Monolith with bull, fox, and crane in low relief at Göbekli Tepe. The density of most stone is between 2 and 3 tons per cubic meter. Basalt weighs about 2.8 to 3.0 tons per cubic meter; granite averages about 2.75 metric tons per cubic meter; limestone, 2.7 metric tons per cubic meter; sandstone or marble, 2.5 tons per cubic meter.
The image, which features the bhumiphassa mudra, is the world's largest marble Buddha statue. [2] The statue itself weighs 5,292 tons, built using marble quarried from Sagyin (စကျင်), near Mandalay. [3] [4] The image is located on a 91-hectare site, which also features stone inscriptions, stupas, religious buildings, and a Mucalinda ...
Lee's varied collection of marbles has been recognized as the World's Largest Collection of Marbles by the World Record Academy, consisting of over 700,000 marbles. [3] Many of the marbles housed in the museum are kept in display cases, [4] but Lee claims that when he began collecting marbles he would store them in jars. [13]
It was among the first types of Cycladic "island marble" to be used. It is the largest-grained marble which was used in ancient times. [3] It was already suggested by Richard Lepsius in 1890 that Naxian marble was used for the creation of ancient roof tiles at Olympia and on the Athenian Acropolis, [4] which subsequent research affirmed. [5]
This is the world's largest "deep hole" granite quarry. It produces Devonian Barre granite. Graniteville is home of its owner, the 1885-founded Rock of Ages Corporation, since 2016 part of Polycor, Inc., the largest producer of marble and granite in North America. Quarrying continues, and the quarry may be visited by the public.
In 2018 Turkey was the world leader in marble export, with 42% share in global marble trade, followed by Italy with 18% and Greece with 10%. The largest importer of marble in 2018 was China with a 64% market share, followed by India with 11% and Italy with 5%. [24]
Carrara marble, or Luna marble (marmor lunense) to the Romans, is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It has been quarried since Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana , the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany , Italy.
The courtyard, with its floral design, measures about 17,000 m 2 (180,000 sq ft), and is considered to be the largest example of marble mosaic in the world. [1] The exterior and interior are adorned with white marble, giving the mosque a serene and majestic appearance.