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Chunar stone

Chunar stone or Red-spotted sandstone is a kind of reddish or buff-colored, finely grained, hard sandstone quarried in the Chunar in the Mirzapur District of Uttar Pradesh, and widely used in the architecture of India.[1][2][3]

Background

Notable buildings and monuments carved from chunar stone include:

References

  1. ^ Medlicott, Henry Benedict (1881). A Manual of the Geology of India: Economic geology. Geological Survey Office. p. 544.
  2. ^ Mahajan V.D. (1960, reprint 2007). Ancient India, New Delhi: S.Chand, New Delhi, ISBN 81-219-0887-6, p.349
  3. ^ Singh, Upinder (2008). A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century. Pearson Education India. p. 358. ISBN 9788131711200.
  4. ^ Thapar, Romila (2001). Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryan, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-564445-X, pp.267-70
  5. ^ Banerjee, Jacqueline. "St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata, India, by William Nairn Forbes: The First Victorian Cathedral". The Victorian Web.

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