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11-21-2009, 06:11 PM
The Georgia Guide Stones,Just the facts:
Overall Height: 19 feet., 3 inches
Amount of Granite 951 cubic feet
Weight (Grand Total) 237,746 pounds
About 119 tons
Four Upright Stones 6 feet, 6 inches wide
16 feet, 4 inches high 1 foot, 7 inches thick
About 42,437 pounds each, or 169,750 pounds total.
One Center Stone The Gnomen Stone
1 foot , 7 inches thick: 20,957 pounds
One Cap Stone 6 feet, 6 inches wide
9 feet, 8 inches long
1 foot, 7 inches thick:
24,832 pounds
Four Support Stones Bases
7 feet, 4 inches long
2 feet, 0 inches long
1 foot, 4 inches thick
About 4,875 pounds each, or 19,500 pounds total.
One Support Stone Base
4 feet, 2 1/2 inches long
2 feet, 2 inches wide
1 foot, 7 inches thick
2,707 pounds
Lettering Over 4,000 sandblasted characters, each about 4 inches high.
The four large upright blocks pointing outward are oriented to the limits of the migration of the moon during the course of the year.
Measurements above are in American
http://www.thegeorgiaguidestones.com/stones.htm
Overall Height: 19 feet., 3 inches
Amount of Granite 951 cubic feet
Weight (Grand Total) 237,746 pounds
About 119 tons
Four Upright Stones 6 feet, 6 inches wide
16 feet, 4 inches high 1 foot, 7 inches thick
About 42,437 pounds each, or 169,750 pounds total.
One Center Stone The Gnomen Stone
1 foot , 7 inches thick: 20,957 pounds
One Cap Stone 6 feet, 6 inches wide
9 feet, 8 inches long
1 foot, 7 inches thick:
24,832 pounds
Four Support Stones Bases
7 feet, 4 inches long
2 feet, 0 inches long
1 foot, 4 inches thick
About 4,875 pounds each, or 19,500 pounds total.
One Support Stone Base
4 feet, 2 1/2 inches long
2 feet, 2 inches wide
1 foot, 7 inches thick
2,707 pounds
Lettering Over 4,000 sandblasted characters, each about 4 inches high.
The four large upright blocks pointing outward are oriented to the limits of the migration of the moon during the course of the year.
Measurements above are in American
http://www.thegeorgiaguidestones.com/stones.htm