FEATURES OF THE HAJAR AL‐ASWAD, BLACK STONE OF MAKKAH, SAUDI ARABIA

The Black Stone is composed of several dark‐coloured gravels (9.7‐27 mm) held together by a silver frame in the eastern wall Kaaba (Makkah). It contains long prismatic white crystal (0.64‐1.11 and short black (0.33‐0.85 mm length) an equigranular texture. Six one additional pieces are claimed to be Istanbul Edirne, Turkey. stone Edirne quartz (0.45‐6.57 mm, 47.02 %), plagioclase (0.81‐2.97 38.49 %) amphibole (0.9‐2.43 14.49 crystals coarse‐grained texture, with composition tonalite. suggested that could from Yemeni Corner originated Makkah batholith, different those İstanbul based on its colour In whole world, possibly most respected rock believed as old Adam Eve, “Object Heaven”. glass, granite, agate, pseudometeorite or popularly stony meteorite. But origin remains subject speculation due lack analyses modern scientific techniques.