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Lincoln Rocks

  • July 11, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The Lincoln Memorial is made up of the three basic types of rock. The base and steps are igneous granite, the interior columns and walls are sedimentary limestone, and the floor and statue of 16th U.S. President Abraham Lincoln are metamorphic marble.

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