in a different pyramid, it could be more or less
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Most of the limestone blocks used to build the core of the pyramid weighed about 2.5 tons (5,600lbs or 2,545kg). Some of the granite blocks up to support the roof of the so-called king's chamber weighed anything up up to 70 tons.
The blocks or lime stones the ancient Egyptians used were about 2 tons in weight!
The average weight of a pyramid block is 2.5 tons but some weighed up to 70 tons
about 2.5 tonnes although some of the largest blocks used on the Great Pyramid of king Khufu weighed up to 70 tonnes
The Great Pyramid has 2,300,000 limestone blocks each one weighing about 2.5 long tons, 2.8 short tons or 2545 kilograms. The total weight of limestone in the Great Pyramid alone is estimated at 5.5 million tons (5 million tonnes). The other pyramids are smaller, containing from a tenth to a half as much stone. The pyramids have been stripped of their outer casing stones, which originally formed a smooth surface on the entire exterior.
They are not Limestone, but Sandstone, they weigh around 25 tons and are around 2m wide by 1m thick and stand 4m high above the ground
as heavy as my but hole Wow, you are so mature, each block in the great pyramid weighed about 2.5 tons (5,000 pounds)
There are a total of 138 pyramids in Egypt, and has been proven.