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What was the translucent stone used in floor slabs in Egyptian Pyramids?
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Alabaster is a translucent stone used in floor slabs. It is composed of minerals such as gypsum, calcite, carbonate of calcium, and onyx marble.
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Why is sandstone used for paving slabs?
Sandstone is used for paving slabs because it is cheap and easy to replace. It is also very popular because it is really easy to cut
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Slabs of rock separating like layers of an onion?
Exofiliation
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tectonic plates
What is a translucent stone used in floor slabs called?
alabaster
What is the for a translucent stone used in floor slabs?
Alabaster. :D
What is a translucent stone used in floor slabes?
If you mean floor "slabs", it's probably Alabaster you are refering to. Marble is not translucent and Alabaster has been used in walls of Temples to increase drama and atmosphere by holding lamps behind them. Hope that's what you mean.
What is a translucent stone used in floors slabs?
alabaster
What was the stones used in floor slabs?
Alabaster
Elements of a building structure?
The Floor slabs, beams, Columns and Trusses (for the roof).
Define structural elements of a building?
The Floor slabs, beams, Columns and Trusses (for the roof).
What are paving stones?
Rectangular slabs of rock or concrete used to make a laid floor or sidewalk surface.
What did Egyptians make there pyramids with?
they used their brains.The Egyptians built pyramids out of mostly limestone, some granite and the labour of thousands of slaves
What did the pattern of earthquakes in the wadati-Benioff seafloor zones show?
Slabs of ocean floor return to the mantle in subduction zones
What did the pattern of earthquakes in the wadati-benioff seafloor zones show scientists?
Slabs of ocean floor return to the mantle in subduction zones
How do the people get in the pyrimads?
Egyptian Pyramids were built as tombs for the Kings of Ancient Egypt. The pyramid design is a theme found in many cultures across the world, most notably, ancient civilizations in China, Egypt, and the Meso/South American cultures such as the Maya, Aztec, and Olmec. The Egyptian Pyramids are the largest and most complicated of the pyramid building cultures. Most pyramids are what are known as step pyramids; rectangular levels of block are laid on top of each other getting smaller as they go creating a pyramid that looks like steps or stairs. The earliest Egyptian pyramids took on this form and are thought to have risen out of monolithic, rectangular mausoleums created for Kings. The iconic bent or crooked pyramid of Sneferu is credited as being the transition from step to smooth sided pyramids. The Egyptian belief was that the pyramid was a holy shape that allowed the kings to ascend into the afterlife. In Egyptian society, a king or Pharoah, was considered to be a god. He was buried with all of his earthly belongings inside the pyramid including food, water, oil, furniture and gold. All of the things that he would need to sustain him in the afterlife. After being entombed in the pyramid, the structure would then be sealed. As time went on and pyramids became larger, more complex internal structures were created to hide the Pharoah's mummified body and all of his belongings from robbers. These obstacles could include massive stone slabs, labyriths, dead ends, and false burial chambers. The pyramids were never intended as structures to get inside. The purpose of their construction was to prevent people from entering after they had been sealed. Unfortunately, the majority of kingly tombs have been broken into and looted over the course of history.
