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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
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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
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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
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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
Intermac Inside Stone informed about the company’s novelties and its training center Intermac Academy
New edge polishers from subsidiary Montresor / Genius RS-A benches, the Busetti double-edged grinding systems, and the Movetro handling and storage systems
Willowbank School of Restoration Arts Introduces Entrance Scholarships
50% cost support from the Dalglish Family will be given to talented students who would otherwise be unable to attend the school
The Berlin Philharmonic will give a concert during the Days of the Open Construction Site at the Berlin Humboldtforum on August 25 and 26, 2018
The reconstruction of the city palace is coming to an end / Façades will be without scaffolding
Nasa’s InSight mission on its way to Mars
The Geophysical Observatory will bring a better understanding of the Red Planet’s formation and of its inner structure
Supreme Court instructs India’s government to search also foreign help to stop discoloration of the Taj Mahal
The once shiny ivory white marble has been turning yellow and now also has green and brown spots
New estimates of Mercury’s thin, dense crust and its relatively large core
Maybe giant impacts or solar winds stripped away a lot of its stony body
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A table in Pedra Cairi Limestone and matching benches were on exhibit at the Fortaleza Brazil Stone Fair (April 18th to 20th, 2018) in Brazil