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The main material in the Old Kingdom when the best pyramids were built was limestone with some granite. In later periods when building standards fell mud bricks were used for the core with an outer case of limestone.

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The rock is a form of dirt, not really a rock though.

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I don't know about rocks, because Egypt is located in a huge desert, But Egypt is famous for producing a famous type of glass.

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It was made of more than 2 million stone blocks

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Most of the material used was fairly rough, low grade limestone

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Granite 😊😏

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