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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.02




                      CONSENT OF PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.33-99082), to
the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (No.
33-83516 and 333-15429), and to the incorporation by reference in the
Registration Statement on Form S-4 (filed on February 4, 1999) of Martin
Marietta Materials, Inc. of our report dated July 30, 1998 relating to the
consolidated financial statements of Redland Stone Products Company, which
appears in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
dated February 15, 1999.




PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Philadelphia, PA
March 24, 1999





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