Talk:Diorite

Hammurabi

The Louvre site says the code of Hammurabi is of basalt. [1] Should it be removed or discussed in the article?

The Code of Hammurabi Stele is made of basalt, not diorite. Please correct. Diorite is harder than basalt. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.133.228.216 (talk) 05:21, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

I have removed the Code of Hammurabi text from the article because the cited source reference (the Louvre in Paris, where the object is displayed) failed verification - the cited source states that the object is made of basalt. Searches on Google Scholar show that academic sources are divided about its composition. Some claim basalt, some claim diorite. All the sources that I found are archaeological/historical not geological, so their reliability may be sub-optimal. For archive reference, here is the text that I removed from the article: "Perhaps the most famous diorite work extant is the Code of Hammurabi, inscribed upon a 2.23 m (7 ft 4 in) pillar of black diorite. The original can be seen today in Paris' Musée du Louvre." — GeoWriter (talk) 10:22, 25 August 2019 (UTC)

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Code of Hammurabi size

What is the exact size of the Code of Hammurabi slab mentioned in the article? The article says 2 meters (7ft). Those two dimensions are almost 6in (15cm) difference. The dimensions need to be more accurate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Garfnodie (talk • contribs) 01:38, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

Serpentinite

In the table at the end of the page, serpentinite should be replaced by peridotite; serpentinite is metamorphic peridotite in which the olivine (peridote) cristals have been modified including molecular water to form serpentine cristals respectively the rock serpentinite. 193.192.244.44 (talk) 14:30, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Fixed, thanks --Vsmith (talk) 16:36, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

Ancient Egypt is not in the middle east

"The use of diorite in art was most important among very early Middle Eastern civilizations such as Ancient Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria and Sumer."

Making reference to an area of common culture(i.e. religion) is understandable. That said Egypt(ancient or modern) is located in north-east Africa not Western Asia(Middle East). I suggest...

"The use of diorite in art was most important among very early civilizations such as Ancient Egypt, Babylonia, Assyria and Sumer." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 131.204.20.91 (talk) 08:47, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Infobox?

Should we add an infobox to this article? RJFJR (talk) 21:39, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

The egiptian vase

Hi, the vase at the bottom of the page is made of andesite porphyry, not diorite

The egiptian vase

Hi, the vase at the bottom of the page is made of andesite porphyry, not diorite — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.250.44.14 (talk) 03:34, 1 June 2014 (UTC)