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'''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]].<ref name=Medlicott>{{cite book|last1=Medlicott|first1=Henry Benedict|title= | '''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]].<ref name=Medlicott>{{cite book|last1=Medlicott|first1=Henry Benedict|title=A Manual of the Geology of India: Economic geology|date=1881|publisher=Geological Survey Office|page=544}}</ref><ref name=Mahajan>Mahajan V.D. (1960, reprint 2007). ''Ancient India'', New Delhi: S.Chand, New Delhi, {{ISBN|81-219-0887-6}}, p.349</ref><ref name=Singh>{{cite book|last1=Singh|first1=Upinder|title=A History of Ancient and Early Medieval India: From the Stone Age to the 12th Century|date=2008|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=9788131711200|page=358}}<!--|accessdate=30 November 2015--></ref> | ||
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Notable buildings and monuments carved from chunar stone include: | Notable buildings and monuments carved from chunar stone include: | ||
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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]
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Notable buildings and monuments carved from chunar stone include:
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Medlicott, Henry Benedict (1881). A Manual of the Geology of India: Economic geology. Geological Survey Office. p. 544.
- ↑ Mahajan V.D. (1960, reprint 2007). Ancient India, New Delhi: S.Chand, New Delhi, ISBN 81-219-0887-6, p.349
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Thapar, Romila (2001). Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryan, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-564445-X, pp.267-70
- ↑ Banerjee, Jacqueline. "St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata, India, by William Nairn Forbes: The First Victorian Cathedral". The Victorian Web.