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The new opponents of marble quarrying around Carrara see themselves as fighters for the liberation of the mountains from the “yoke of the quarries“ and strike sharp tones

The new opponents of marble quarrying around Carrara see themselves as fighters for the liberation of the mountains from the “yoke of the quarries“ and strike sharp tones

“Let’s give them (the mountains) a different future than the present one,“ write the campaigners of Apuane Libere on their webpage

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

“Accessory” is the title of Greek sculptor John Bizas‘ latest work. It is made of Belgian marble and 22k gold plated bronze buttons

Science news: balanced rocks for earthquake assessment, 9000-year-old obsidian tools, the height of the ‘Roof of the World’, footprints of the last dinosaurs to walk on UK soil

Science news: balanced rocks for earthquake assessment, 9000-year-old obsidian tools, the height of the ‘Roof of the World’, footprints of the last dinosaurs to walk on UK soil

Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics

Rugo Stone receives 2020 Grande Pinnacle Award for their work on the Trinity Church Wall Street Altar & Chancel Restoration

Rugo Stone receives 2020 Grande Pinnacle Award for their work on the Trinity Church Wall Street Altar & Chancel Restoration

The almost 175 years old house of worship received complete conservation and restoration of the Gothic Revival chancel and the historic Astor memorial altar

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone

A gabion with the number 1833 is one of the stops in the Battery Point Sculpture Trail in the city of Hobart, Australia. It is an easy stroll through the city’s history

Science news: meteorite flux to our planet, is Earth’s core lopsided?, Chamoli disaster could happen again, dinosaur giant Australotitan

Science news: meteorite flux to our planet, is Earth’s core lopsided?, Chamoli disaster could happen again, dinosaur giant Australotitan

Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics

On show in London’s Natural History Museum: a fragment of the Winchcombe meteorite, a new mineral discovered in the collections, and several temporary offers about the wonders of our planet Earth

On show in London’s Natural History Museum: a fragment of the Winchcombe meteorite, a new mineral discovered in the collections, and several temporary offers about the wonders of our planet Earth

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

Darwin’s Arch, a famous natural rock structure in the Galápagos Archipelago in the Pacific Ocean, has collapsed due to natural erosion

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

China has landed a rover on Mars with scientific instruments to get information about the planet’s geological structure

Science news: Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes, Red Sea no longer a baby ocean, deep earthquake mystery solved, ‘super-highways’ travelled by first Australians

Science news: Energy unleashed by submarine volcanoes, Red Sea no longer a baby ocean, deep earthquake mystery solved, ‘super-highways’ travelled by first Australians

Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

Miscellaneous: ideas around natural stone

The Empire State Building has turned 90 years old. Perhaps still the most spectacular of New York City’s many icons it was opened on May 1, 1931

Polycor Announces Plans to be Carbon Neutral by 2025

Polycor Announces Plans to be Carbon Neutral by 2025

The Canada based stone company “aims to revolutionize the manufacturing industry with leadership on decarbonization“

Two new members at the Natural Stone Institute’s Board: Blake Christensen and Amit Gupta

Two new members at the Natural Stone Institute’s Board: Blake Christensen and Amit Gupta

Opera Contemporary’s new products: wood as protagonist with a selection of noble materials including marble, leather and metal

Opera Contemporary’s new products: wood as protagonist with a selection of noble materials including marble, leather and metal

Science news: oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere, 5000 t of space dust per year, neolitic grave goods show gendered roles for farmers, emerald production in Roman Egypt

Science news: oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere, 5000 t of space dust per year, neolitic grave goods show gendered roles for farmers, emerald production in Roman Egypt

Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics