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Granite and Marble
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This includes all the various stones that are quarried by using a Stone Quarry.
There are other pages that describe How To Prospect for Granite and Marble.
Each variety of stone requires a specific minimum level of perception to find. Below are listed the various stones, in order of the minimum (or last known) perception required to find.
Perception 1
Oyster Shell Marble
Uses:
- 1 Processed into Marble_Dust on an upgraded Mason's_Bench
- Construction of certain buildings:
- 1 needed to build an Acid Bath
- 7 needed to build a buildings/Conflict Shrine
- 100 needed to build an Aquaduct pump
- Upgrading blueprints for a buildings/Compound:
- Adding a Column facade to outside walls
- Installing white marble floor tiles
- Building upgrade buildings/Acoustics Laboratory:
- 4 needed for a cold water bath
- Tuition requirement:
- 2 for Salvage Techniques at School of Leadership
- 1 for Pilgrim Shrine Construction at School of Worship
- 1 for Conflict Shrine Construction at School of Harmony
- 4 for Mining (fifth degree, level 17) at School of Architecture
- Research requirement:
- 70 needed for Pyramid Construction at the University of Architecture
- 70 needed for Pyramid Construction at the University of Art and Music
- 20 needed for Techs/Neutralization at the Universtiy of Thought
- 30 needed for techs/Marble Mechanics at the University of Harmony
- 108 needed for Techs/Obelisk Construction (4) at the University of Architecture
Yellow Alabaster
Uses:
- Construction of certain buildings:
- 1 (or more) needed to build a 21-cubit (or larger) Buildings/Marble Obelisk.
- Tuition requirement:
- 1 for skills/Pilgrim Shrine Construction at School of Worship
- Research requirement:
- 70 needed for Pyramid Construction at the University of Body
- 70 needed for Pyramid Construction at the Universtiy of Harmony
- 54 needed for Techs/Obelisk Construction (4) at the University of Architecture
Perception 2
Mud Granite
Uses:
- 2 to build a Beetle Statue for the Test of Khefre's Children
- Construction of certain buildings:
- 1 (or more) needed to build a 43-cubit (or larger) Buildings/Marble Obelisk.
- Tuition requirement:
- 1 for skills/Pilgrim Shrine Construction at School of Worship
- 4 for skills/Structure Maintenance at School of Worship
- Research requirement:
- 70 needed for Pyramid Construction at the University of Leadership
- 28 needed for Techs/Obelisk Construction (4) at the University of Architecture
White Travertine
Uses:
- Construction of certain buildings:
- 1 (or more) needed to build a 73-cubit (or larger) Buildings/Marble Obelisk.
- 6 needed to build an buildings/Banquet_Table
- Tuition requirement:
- 4 for skills/Salvage Techniques at School of Harmony
- Research requirement:
- 70 needed for Pyramid Construction at the University of Thought
- 14 needed for Techs/Obelisk Construction (4) at the University of Architecture