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From what type of rock is most of the great pyramid constructed?
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∙ 11y ago
The blocks were made of limestone that weighed at least 2.5 tonnes each! Some of the big granite stones weighed as much as 70tonnes
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What type of rock is is most of the pyramid constructed?
limestone
What type of rock is most of the pyramid constructed?
limestone
From what type of rock is most of the pyramid constucted?
Most of the Great pyramid is made from limestone
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Did the great pyramid was made up of metamorphic rock?
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