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ALAGAWANIEgyptian Granite

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Photographs

ImageAuthorLicence
The Unfinished Obelisk lying in the ancient granite quarry at Aswan, EgyptAncient granite quarry, AswanRolfcosarCC BY-SA 4.0
Granite boulders and quarry faces at the Northern Quarry, AswanNorthern Quarry, AswanDiego DelsoCC BY-SA 4.0
Trench cut around the Unfinished Obelisk in Aswan granite bedrockUnfinished Obelisk, AswanDiego DelsoCC BY-SA 4.0
Close-up of pink Aswan granite at the ancient obelisk quarry, showing large feldspar crystalsAswan granite in situ at the obelisk quarry — natural rock, not a commercial slabGlenn AshtonCC BY-SA 3.0
Worked surface of Aswan red granite on a fragment of the obelisk of Hatshepsut at KarnakAncient worked Aswan granite, Karnak temple — shows the stone, not current productionPicture taken by Marcus CyronCC BY 3.0
Detail of red granite rock at the obelisk quarry in AswanQuarry face at Aswan — natural weathered rockSteven C. PriceCC BY-SA 4.0
Ancient tool marks on the granite walls of the Aswan obelisk quarryAncient quarrying marks, AswanOlaf TauschCC BY 3.0
Natural granite outcrops on the Nile near Philae, AswanGranite landscape of the Nile at AswanRémihCC BY-SA 3.0
Polished granite surface reflecting light, with crisp mineral grainsPolished finish — generic granite, not an Egyptian varietyLaurent BélangerCC BY-SA 4.0
Honed (ground, matte) sample of granite porphyryHoned finish on a granite porphyry sample (Germany)Reiner Flassig (Flassig Reiner at de.wikipedia)CC BY-SA 2.0 de
Flamed stone surface with a rough, crystalline textureFlamed finish on Löbejün porphyry (Germany)BenhoffCC BY-SA 3.0
Bush-hammered granite porphyry sample with an evenly pitted surfaceBush-hammered finish on granite porphyry (Germany)Reiner FlassigCC BY-SA 2.0 de
Split-face stone wall showing rugged natural facesSplit-face finish shown on limestone — the technique is the same for graniteIveGoneAwayCC BY-SA 4.0
Granite stairway at the Castle of Monsanto, PortugalGranite stairs, PortugalAlvesgasparCC BY-SA 4.0
Patterned stone floor in the lobby of the Law Courts, BrusselsStone flooring, BrusselsZaironCC BY-SA 4.0
Kitchen with newly installed granite countertopsGranite countertopsChris Feser from Seattle, USACC BY 2.0
Shopping mall concourse with polished natural-stone floor and column claddingCommercial interior, Hong Kong (marble shown)EmocienaCC BY-SA 3.0
Polished grey granite texture (generic, Spanish monzogranite)Generic granite textureJames St. JohnCC BY 2.0
Polished pink granite texture (generic)Generic granite textureLaurent BélangerCC BY-SA 4.0
Red granite dimension stone texture (generic, Finnish Balmoral Red)Generic granite textureLysipposCC0
Polished white-grey granite texture (generic, French granite)Generic granite textureKevin Walsh from Oxford, EnglandCC BY 2.0
Polished green granite texture (generic, Balmoral Green)Generic granite textureSolarenceCC BY-SA 4.0
Polished dark gabbro slab (generic black “granite”)Generic dark stone textureVR GraniteCC BY-SA 4.0

Illustrative photograph — not an ALAGAWANI project and not necessarily an Egyptian stone.

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