Porbandar stone

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Porbandar stone is a creamy-yellow limestone from the Porbandar region of Gujarat, India, traditionally used as a durable and decorative building material in notable colonial-era architecture.

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Porbandar stone canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building material
dimension stone
limestone
appearance uniform
belongsToCategory Indian building stones
limestones of India
color creamy-yellow
foundInCountry India
foundInRegion Porbandar
foundInState Gujarat
geologicalType sedimentary rock
hasMaterial calcium carbonate
notableUseRegion western India
linked to: Western India
property durable
weather-resistant
workable
quarriedNear Porbandar city
linked to: Porbandar
texture fine-grained
usedFor architectural detailing
building construction
decorative cladding
usedIn balustrades
columns
cornices
facades
interior flooring
wall cladding
usedInArchitectureStyle colonial architecture
usedInPeriod colonial era

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Rajabai Clock Tower materialUsed Porbandar stone
Crawford Market, Bombay materialUsed Porbandar stone