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Stone StorieS

Different types of rocks like marble, soapstone and sandstone have been used to
make temples, forts and palaces decorated with beautiful sculptures.
V. Dharshinee, II, Veveaham Prime Academy, Dharapuram Illustraion by: Nikita
Rohilla, XD, All Saints
School, Ajmer
SANDSTONE GRANITE
widely available, this it is one of the most BASALT
sedimentary rock is common forms of basalt is a
made up of small intrusive igneous rock. dar k- colored,
grains. it is very porous The key characteristic of fine - g r ained ,
and can be easily carved. rajasthan granite is its strength and durability. igneous rock
is the largest sandstone producing granite can be found in andhra formed from the rapid cooling of
state in india. Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, basaltic lava near the surface. basalt
Example: red Fort (Delhi) and Karnataka, Odisha and rajasthan. can be found in gujarat, Karnataka
Fatehpur sikri (near agra). Example: Mahabalipuram and the and Maharashtra.
Namrata Gupta, IX C, Bhatnagar International brihadeeswarar Temple (Tamil Nadu). Example: The gateway of india and
School, Delhi; Subhaja .P, VIII B, Vidyaa
Vikas Matricular Higher Secondary School, D. Sri Rathi, VIIIG, VidyaaVikas Matric Higher elephanta Caves (Maharashtra).
Coimbatore Secondary School, Coimbatore

MARBLE SOAPSTONE ACTIVITY: NATURE’S ARTISTRY
Known as the royal Krishna’s Butterball
stone, marble is a metamorphic (Vaanirai Kal) is a
an extremely hard, rock with a high 250-tonne rock sitting
metamorphic rock composed of content of talc on a 45-degree slope.
re-crystallized carbonate minerals, is soft in texture. The Pallava King
most commonly calcite or dolomite. Therefore it can be easily carved Narasimhavarman
Marble is found in states of gujarat, with intricate designs. gujarat and attempted to dislodge this boulder and
Madhya Pradesh and rajasthan. rajasthan are the major soapstone is said to have used seven elephants
producing states in india.
Example: Taj Mahal (agra) too!
Sakshi M. Hooli, VIIC, Mahila Vidyalaya Mandal, Example: Chennakeshava Temple Aditya Pandey, XB, Delhi Police Public School, Delhi;
Belgaum; Jayanli Dadheech and Vishnu in belur (Karnataka). R.R. Santhu, VII, Trinity Academy Sr. Sec. School,
Dadheech, VIII, Adarsh Bal Niketan Sr. Sec. Gourika Paravayyaanavar, VII A, Mahila Thiruvarur
School, Jhunjhunu; Navya, Ryan International Vidyalaya Mandal, Belgaum
School, Sector-40, Gurgaon Write the story or myth of any unique
rock formation in your region.
THE AGE

The stone age is the name given to the • upper ACTIVITY: THEN AND NOW
earliest period of human culture when stone Paleolithic
tools were first ever made and used. Period Many stone items of daily use
archaeologists have divided the stone age (45,000bC – from the past are still used today
into three main time periods with varying 10,000bC): like the ones shown below.
tool types: Development of Illustraion by: Dhanviee identify any three objects and
Misra, VII-A, Bluebells
• lower Paleolithic Period (6, 00,000bC – the composite tools Public School, Sec 10, mention their uses too.
like axes, burins and
60,000bC): hand-axe and cleaver industries, knives. Gurgaon
along with chopper-chopping tools. • Mesolithic Period (10,000 - 6,000 b.C.):
• Middle Paleolithic Period Tools mainly include microliths like
(1, 50,000bC – trapezes, and arrowheads .
40,000bC): Made of flakes • The Neolithic Period (6000 b.C to 4000
and include small and bC) saw the use of polished tools like
medium-sized hand- spearheads ,axes, hammers and chisels.
axes, cleavers, scrapers,
borers and knives. Illustraion by: Nitya, XA, Dhanviee Misra, VIIA, Blue Bells Public School,
Suditi Global Academy, Etawah Sector-10, Gurgaon

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