Minerals
The Armenian Highland is rich in a variety of construction materials: sand, clay, and limestone can be found in abundance. The non-metal mines are large and virtually inexhaustible. One can come across tuff, basalt, volcanic clay, granite, marble, and other mines. Multicolor tuff is also widespread. Until today tuff is famous, especially pink Artik tuff. Pink Artik tuff has been a primary stone in the construction of Yerevan, the capital of the Republic of Armenia, earning the city the nickname “rose-colored city.”
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