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  2. Stones of India - Wikipedia

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    India is pioneer in exploration and mining of commercial rock deposits and in establishing a firm base for stone industry. India, with an estimated resource of about 1,690 million cubic metres, comprising over 160 shades of Dimension Stone Granites (DSG), accounts for about 205 of the world's resources.

  3. Peninsular Gneiss - Wikipedia

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    A common enclave is a dark grey to black rock called amphibolite containing the minerals plagioclase feldspar and hornblende. Due to interactions with granite fluids, these enclaves have developed a border rich in biotite mica. Later magmatic activity represented by grey poryphiritic granite followed by pink massive granite is also seen at ...

  4. Black granite - Wikipedia

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    The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, a two-acre (8,100 m 2) site in Washington, D.C. featuring two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing in the Vietnam War. In the construction industry, black rocks that share the hardness and strength of granitic rocks are known as black granite.

  5. Granite - Wikipedia

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    Granite is a natural source of radiation, like most natural stones. Potassium-40 is a radioactive isotope of weak emission, and a constituent of alkali feldspar, which in turn is a common component of granitic rocks, more abundant in alkali feldspar granite and syenites. Some granites contain around 10 to 20 parts per million (ppm) of uranium.

  6. Savandurga - Wikipedia

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    Savandurga is a hill 60 km west of Bengaluru, Karnataka, off the Magadi road in India. It is the largest monolith hills in Asia. [1] The hill rises to 1226 m above mean sea level and forms a part of the Deccan plateau. It consists of peninsular gneiss, granites, basic dykes, and laterites. The Arkavathi river passes nearby through the ...

  7. List of largest monoliths - Wikipedia

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    India: Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh: 84 ft (26 m) 400–600 t Gommateshwara statue: Statue India: Shravanabelagola of Karnataka: Chavundaraya: 60 ft (18 m) tall, over 30 ft (9.1 m) wide Rishabha Statue at Gopachal Hill: Statue India: Gwalior Fort of Madhya Pradesh Jain laymen 58.4 ft (17.8 m) tall 207 t [18] Granite column Column Egypt ...

  8. Geology of India - Wikipedia

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    Due to continental drift, the India Plate split from Madagascar and collided with the Eurasian Plate resulting in the formation of the Himalayas.. The earliest phase of tectonic evolution was marked by the cooling and solidification of the upper crust of the earth's surface in the Archaean Era (prior to 2.5 billion years) which is represented by the exposure of gneisses and granites especially ...

  9. Statue of Subhas Chandra Bose - Wikipedia

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    The black granite statue measures 28 ft (8.5 m) tall, 10 ft (3.0 m) long, and 8 ft (2.4 m) wide. [2] It weighs approximately 65 Tn (65,000 kg). [2] Subhas Chandra Bose is depicted as a commander of the Indian National Army, wearing his military uniform; A long belted jacket, boots and a hat. He is standing in the posture of salute.