Steve Clayton Wrote:
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> Hi Thanos5150 ,
>
> This is part of the Temple in front of Khafre's
> Pyramid. Please note the pot marking of the stone.
> I don't think it was weathered by air. The salt in
> the water, effects the chemistry within the rock,
> reacting and eroding it in random order.  It
> would need to be underwater for this effect to
> take place...?
>
> It's kind of strange, that the areas which has cut
> steps, seem to have not eroded the same. Granite
> cladding?
>
> Would be great, if we had a Geologist handy, to
> give us his opinion.
>
>
>
>


Limestone:


Some the weathering you are looking at is caused by salt exfoliation.

NOT immersion I salt water

PLEASE look it up.

The weathering and erosion of limestone at Giza is a prime denominator of our understanding re the timeline.

To a large degree it is still hotly debated


Red Granite:




Both KHafre's and Menkaure's Pyramid are believed to have a girdling of red granite, not the enclosure walls.

It's employment was symbolic

It is also believed that the Sphinx was painted red.

there is even a record of an expedition sent to gather red ochre during Khufu's reign ( the reference for same eludes me right now)


Warwick