Chunar stone

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Chunar stone 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]

Notable buildings and monuments carved from chunar stone include:

References

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  2. ↑ Mahajan V.D. (1960, reprint 2007). Ancient India, New Delhi: S.Chand, New Delhi, ISBN 81-219-0887-6, p.349
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  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. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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