Aswan granite

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Aswan granite is a durable, reddish granite from the Aswan region of Egypt, historically quarried for monumental architecture such as obelisks, statues, and temple elements.

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Aswan granite quarries 3
Aswan granite canonical 1
Syene granite 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building stone
dimension stone
granite
igneous rock
alsoKnownAs Aswan granite
surface form: Syene granite
color pink
red
reddish
countryOfOrigin Egypt
culturalSignificance symbol of royal and divine power in Ancient Egypt
durability high
exportedTo Roman Empire
geologicalAge Precambrian
hasComponent biotite
feldspar
hornblende
quartz
historicallyUsedBy Egyptians
surface form: Ancient Egyptians
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Aswan Governorate
mechanicalProperty high compressive strength
namedAfter Aswan
notableQuarrySite Aswan quarries
surface form: Aswan ancient quarries
quarriedIn Aswan Governorate
surface form: Aswan region

Upper Egypt
texture coarse-grained
phaneritic
transportMethodInAntiquity Nile river transport
typicalFeldsparType alkali feldspar
plagioclase feldspar
usedFor architectural decoration
cladding blocks
columns
monumental architecture
obelisks
paving
sarcophagi
statues
temple elements
usedIn Giza Pyramids
surface form: Egyptian pyramids

Egyptian temples
Karnak Temple elements
Luxor Temple
surface form: Luxor Temple monuments

Unfinished Obelisk
surface form: Unfinished Obelisk of Aswan

obelisks of Heliopolis
usedSince Early Dynastic Egypt
surface form: Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
usedThroughout Middle Kingdom of Egypt
New Kingdom of Egypt
Old Kingdom of Egypt
weatheringResistance high

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Tura limestone contrastedWith Aswan granite
Unfinished Obelisk partOf Aswan granite
this entity surface form: Aswan granite quarries
Syene associatedWith Aswan granite
this entity surface form: Aswan granite quarries
Aswan granite alsoKnownAs Aswan granite
this entity surface form: Syene granite
Valley Temple of Khafre materialSource Aswan granite
this entity surface form: Aswan granite quarries