A stony desert is called a 'Reg' desert.
A sandy desert is called an 'Erg' desert.
Nothing is wrong as there are rocky deserts. It is a normal occurrence. Not all deserts are covered in sand.
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well if by rocks, you mean the stones used to build it..... there are 2.3 million blocks and each of the blocks weigh from 2 1/2 - 15 tons!!!
Jewelry made with precious and semiprecious stones are some uses of igneous rocks. Granite is often cut into blocks to use as building blocks, or countertops.
Abiotic factors (nonliving factors) of the desert include soil, sand, gravel, rocks, water, air and light.Some abiotic (non-living) things in a desert are sand, rocks, stones, little rain and wind.
Rocky deserts have a ground cover primarily of rocks and stones rather than sand or soil.
The ground cover of the Atacama depends upon which area of the desert you visit. Some areas are covered with sand, some with sand and/or pebbles or rocks, some are covered with ancient lava flows, some areas are covered with salt in dry ancient lake beds.
Gem-quality diamonds are not sold in blocks. Industrial diamonds are not sold in blocks. Diamonds -- the mineral -- are stones, rocks and the largest ever found fit into a grown man's palm.
No, rocks and stones are not the same thing. Rocks are made up of one or more minerals, while stones are small pieces of rock.
Sand covers a large part of the desert. The typical desert that most of us know are covered in sand, but this really is only about fifty percent of the actual desert.
Rocks are made up of minerals and can be any size, while stones are smaller pieces of rocks. Stones are often used for construction or decoration, while rocks are larger and found in nature.
Workers likely used wooden sleds, ropes, and levers to move the heavy blocks of stones and rocks to the pyramid construction site. They may have also used ramps and manpower to drag the blocks into place.