For more detailed information on the rocks and minerals used by the ancient Egyptians, click on the links for the following four articles:

Harrell, J. A. 2012. Ornamental Stones. In W. Wendrich (ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. Los Angeles: University of California at Los Angeles. [online at

        http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz002dwzs4]

Harrell, J. A. 2012. Building Stones. In W. Wendrich (ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. Los Angeles: University of California at Los Angeles. [online at

        http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz002c10gb]

Harrell, J. A. 2012. Utilitarian Stones. In W. Wendrich (ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. Los Angeles: University of California at Los Angeles. [online at

        http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz002bqsfg]

Harrell, J. A. 2012. Gemstones. In W. Wendrich (ed.), UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology. Los Angeles: University of California at Los Angeles. [online at

        http://digital2.library.ucla.edu/viewItem.do?ark=21198/zz002czx1r]