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  2. List of largest monoliths - Wikipedia

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    Monolith with bull, fox, and crane in low relief at Göbekli Tepe. The density of most stone is between 2 and 3 tons per cubic meter. Basalt weighs about 2.8 to 3.0 tons per cubic meter; granite averages about 2.75 metric tons per cubic meter; limestone, 2.7 metric tons per cubic meter; sandstone or marble, 2.5 tons per cubic meter.

  3. Granite - Wikipedia

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    Granite is a hard stone and requires skill to carve by hand. Until the early 18th century, in the Western world, granite could be carved only by hand tools with generally poor results. A key breakthrough was the invention of steam-powered cutting and dressing tools by Alexander MacDonald of Aberdeen , inspired by seeing ancient Egyptian granite ...

  4. Tectonic evolution of the Barberton greenstone belt - Wikipedia

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    It characterizes one of the most well-preserved and oldest pieces of continental crust today by containing rocks in the Barberton Granite Greenstone Terrain (3.55–3.22 Ga). The BGB is a small, cusp-shaped succession of volcanic and sedimentary rocks, surrounded on all sides by granitoid plutons which range in age from >3547 to <3225 Ma . [ 1 ]

  5. Voortrekker Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Voortrekker Monument is located just south of Pretoria in South Africa. The granite structure is located on a hilltop, and was raised to commemorate the Voortrekkers who left the Cape Colony between 1835 and 1854. It was designed by the architect Gerard Moerdijk.

  6. List of mines in Africa - Wikipedia

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    This list of mines in Africa is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines on the continent and is organised by the primary country location. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.

  7. Greenstone belt - Wikipedia

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    One of the best known greenstone belts in the world is the South African Barberton greenstone belt, where gold was first discovered in South Africa. The Barberton Greenstone belt was first uniquely identified by Prof Annhauser at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. His work in mapping and detailing the characteristics of the ...

  8. DJT stock sinks by double digits to reverse gains after Trump ...

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    Trump Media & Technology Group stock ()sank by double digits on Thursday, falling nearly 23% to reverse the gains it enjoyed on Wednesday as Donald Trump clinched victory over Kamala Harris in the ...

  9. Blaauboschkraal stone ruins - Wikipedia

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    The Blaauboschkraal stone ruins are a provincial heritage site in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Its neighbouring town, Emgwenya , is 10 kilometres away. The site was declared a national monument on 18 April 1975 [ 2 ] and is a heritage site recognised by the South African Heritage Resources Agency .