What material was used to build the the Great Pyramid of Giza?

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mostly granite
mostly sandstone
mostly limestone
It is estimated that 5.5 million tonnes of limestone (quarried across the river), 8,000 tonnes of granite (imported from Aswan), and 500,000 tonnes of mortar were used in the construction of the Great Pyramid.
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