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New research unveils true origin of ancient American turquoise
Geochemical analyses of ancient turquoise artifacts refute long-held claims that it was imported to Mexico from the US
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Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Minimalist wallets is what US-Mikol Company is calling its latest creation made of ultra-thin stone
Stone as messenger from ancient construction sites and buildings
International conference in Amay, Belgium with lectures, poster presentations, and a surprise-event
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Sand is available in abundance, still it seems to be running low as we are consuming too much of it, warns the United Nations Environmental Program
London Calling: visit of Euroroc-members at the invitation of Stone Federation Great Britain
Topics were: Albion’s Portland Stone quarries, London and its stone highlights, Britain’s stone industry and its market strategies
International congress and workshop on Drystone Walling on Spanish Menorca island in October 2018
Before the congress (October 26 – 28) will be started the restoration of a traditional peasants’ animal shelter (October 22 – 25)
DIVA museum tells the stories of the diamond trade in Antwerp
Shown are authentic diamond, jewelry and silver objects while stories of luxury, emotions and crime are told
New mineral „Riesite” discovered in the crater of the Ries of Nördlingen
It was found in melt veins of a gneiss-like rock that was exposed to extreme pressure and high temperature during the impact
New Seafloor is also created in a „cold“ way without preceding melting deep in the earth
First seismic evidence for mantle exhumation at an ultraslow-spreading center
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
At Coverings 2018, fourteen beautiful doghouses tiled by TCNA (Tile Council of North America) members are on display in the TCNA Art Tile Courtyard
Museum of London Docklands to showcase rare Roman sarcophagus in first public display
New exhibition „Roman Dead“ will explore death and burial in ancient London 2000 years ago
Monitoring the tremble – and potential fall – of natural rock arches
Resonant frequencies peak both when temperatures drop below freezing and when ambient temperatures are their warmest in the summer
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
What would famous buildings look like, were they not in ruins
Within a relatively short time interval of 5 million years rock avalanches and torrents turned the Alps into today’s V-shaped valleys
Until approximately 30 million years ago, before rising, they landscape had been a flat and hilly scenery