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2. Lewis (lifting appliance) - Wikipedia

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   In stone yards, a slab lifter is hung from a shed gantry or forklift to transport slabs of stone between storage racks and stone processing machines. It consists of two hinged, weighted friction pads that close astride the top of a slab, and are pulled tightly together by the weight of the slab itself. The slab lifter uses two safety devices.

3. 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.

4. Granitschale im Lustgarten - Wikipedia

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   It was not until December 23, 1827, that the 5-foot thick stone slab (shown in the diagram as bd-ac) was finally turned to work on the underside of the bowl (shown as ba down). Turning the 225-ton slab required 100 workers and 23 hoists. Once the underside was finished on April 26, 1828, the hollowing of the bowl continued until August 4.

5. Ballyknockan quarry - Wikipedia

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   Ballyknockan quarry, or more correctly Ballyknockan quarries, [4] are a collection of disused granite quarries in the village of Ballyknockan, County Wicklow, Ireland. [5] [1] [6] From the early 19th century onward, the site was "probably the most important area for supplying cut stone blocks of granite for the construction of many of Dublin city's major public buildings", according to a ...

6. Granite - Wikipedia

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   Granite (/ ˈ ɡ r æ n ɪ t / GRAN-it) is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies underground.

7. NBA Cup Friday matchups feature key games including ... - AOL

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   The Los Angeles Lakers, who won the NBA Cup last year, play the Oklahoma City Thunder while last year’s Cup finalist Indiana Pacers face elimination.