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Known as Kamenný pastýř (Stone shepherd), it is the tallest of Czech menhirs, over 3 m (10 ft) tall. Klůček; Ledce; Louny (Selibice) Libenice; Orasice;
Menhir is the name used in Western Europe for a single upright stone erected in prehistoric times; sometimes called a "standing stone". [8] Monolith Any single standing stone erected in prehistoric times. [9] Capstone style Single megaliths placed horizontally, often over burial chambers, without the use of support stones. [10]
This is a list of gemstones, organized by species and types. Minerals There ... Eilat stone; Epidosite; Glimmerite; Goldstone (glittering glass) Hawk's eye;
The name is also tied to the Middle English "gernet," or "dark red," the American Gem Society reports. The stone is aptly named since it is commonly red. In fact, red garnet has been highly ...
This is a list of minerals which have Wikipedia articles. Minerals are distinguished by various chemical and physical properties. Differences in chemical composition and crystal structure distinguish the various species .
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.
The blocks known as the Trilithon (the upper of the two largest courses of stone pictured) in the Temple of Jupiter Baal. The Trilithon (Greek: Τρίλιθον), also called the Three Stones, is a group of three horizontally lying giant stones that form part of the podium of the Temple of Jupiter Baal at Baalbek.
Bahia Emerald [2]; Carolina Emperor, [3] [4] 310 carats uncut, 64.8 carats cut; discovered in the United States in 2009, resides in the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC, US