Chunar stone

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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]

Background[edit]

Notable buildings and monuments carved from chunar stone include:

References[edit]

↑ Medlicott, Henry Benedict (1881). Get this book in print▼ Books on Google Play 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.

[Medlicott-1] Medlicott, Henry Benedict (1881). Get this book in print▼ Books on Google Play A Manual of the Geology of India: Economic geology. Geological Survey Office. p. 544.

[Mahajan-2] Mahajan V.D. (1960, reprint 2007). Ancient India, New Delhi: S.Chand, New Delhi, ISBN 81-219-0887-6, p.349

[Singh-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.

[Thapar-4] Thapar, Romila (2001). Aśoka and the Decline of the Mauryan, New Delhi: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-564445-X, pp.267-70

[Victorian-5] Banerjee, Jacqueline. "St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata, India, by William Nairn Forbes: The First Victorian Cathedral". The Victorian Web.

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