This is usually dark gray to black in color. It is usually used as a building stone.

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Object U Number Museum Number (UPM Date Reg Number) Museum Number (BM Registration Number) Museum Number (UPM B-number) Description (Catalog Card)
15121 31-16-374 (none) (none) Stone vase [bowl has been corrected]. Greenish grey basic diorite(?). Broken but complete. Type XXXIII? [drawing 2:5]
15122 (none) 1930,1213.266 (none) Stone bowl. Greenish grey basic diorite(?). Type XII (RC22b) [drawing 2:5]
15124 31-16-363 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Greenish grey basic diorite? Type IX(RC19a) [drawing 2:5]
15126 31-16-375 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Greenish grey basic diorite(?). Type IX (RC19b) JN10 (new)
15133 31-16-372 (none) (none) Stone tumbler. Greensih grey basic diorite. Portion of side missing. [drawing 2:5]
15140 31-16-373 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Dark green basic diorite. Type XIII. JN38. [drawing 2:5]
15160 (none) (none) (none) Stone bowl. Greenish grey basic diorite(?). Type XXI. RC19a. [drawing 2:5]
15165 (none) 1935,0113.447 (none) Stone bowl. Grey basic diorite. Type XCII (RC22c) [drawing 2:5]
15169 31-16-360 (none) (none) Stone bowl. Dark green basic diorite? Lip decorated with incised lines running in pairs, one pair obliquely to the next: 26 pairs in all at irregular intervals. Not in catalog.
15307 31-17-126 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Dark green steatite. 2 men & 2 scorpions.
154 (none) (none) (none) Dolerite stela. Fr of, shewing rounded top of stela and head of god wearing cap with horns. About 8th century BC [Annotated] Drawn FgN
15474 31-17-21 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. 2 scorpions.
15478 31-17-20 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Standing god, worshipper & rampant lion.
15479 31-17-130 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. Chariot drawn by an antelope(?) headed by a man. Emblem-spread eagle.
15578 (none) (none) (none) Clay pot. Painted: fragments. With reddish-brown paint on light red clay. Shape & design doubtful (fragments collected).
15582 31-16-473 (none) (none) Hematite (?) Lump. Found by the head of the body in a TO grave.
15813 31-17-124, 31-17-124 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Steatite. Black. Inscribed.
16008 (none) 1931,1010.4 (none) Diorite Bowl. Fragment. Dungi. Temple of Nin-gis-zida. Inscription HC..30/I,4 UET 8/2 (Hand copied by Legrain) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16021 31-43-25, 31-43-25 (none) (none) Steatite Cylinder seal. Nana son of Gudea,the jeweller. HC.30/I.7. UET 8/2 (hand copied by Legrain) [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16026 31-43-23 (none) (none) Steatite Cylinder seal. Fragment. [CARD MISSING Typed Transcription from British Museum Card]
16104 31-43-54 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Greenish grey steatite. Presentation scene before seated deity. Palm tree.
16162 31-43-32 (none) (none) Cylinder seal. Black steatite. One end chipped. Presentation scene. One seated & 2 standing figures.
16229P (none) 1931,1010.176 (none) Weight 16.64 grs. Diorite. Dark grey. 2 sheqels. (nominal weight 16.832grs) Type VII. [drawing]
16229Q 31-43-124 (none) (none) Weight 4.48 GRS. diorite(?). Grey. [drawing] 1/2 sheqel (nominal weight 4.208 grs.) Type XV.
16239X 31-43-121 (none) (none) Weight 0.832 GRS. Ovoid, with incised design on one side. Diorite, black. [drawing] 6 Little Sheqels (nominal weight 0.84 GRS.) Type I.

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Basalt - Obsidian - Gabbro - Granite