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Quartzite
A sedimentary rock, which was originally a coarse-grained sandstone. It is one of the hardest rocks used by the Ancient Egyptians. Quartzite was mainly used for sarcophagi and sculpture.
Egyptian words and phrases referring to quartzite include biAt, inr n Dw dSr, inr n bnwt
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