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Why volcanoes like Vesuvius in Italy or Merapi in Indonesia are particularly explosive
Researchers from Sweden and Italy find out what happens when volcanic magma meets limestone on its way up to the surface of the earth
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Turkish Government supports exports by its stone branch in a number of ways. Of late trade fairs such as the Singapore Stone Show are part and parcel of the subsidies
Willowbank „Stonesthrow“ Stone Festival from September 30th to October 2nd near Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
Featuring courses and lectures on traditional building methods, live music, an artisan market and a dance / Lecture by Dominion Sculptor Phil White
Reducing carbon emissions using waste marble powder
Portuguese scientists tested local stone waste and found out that it performed better than current commercial calcium-carbonate sorbents capturing CO2
Working at unfamiliar sites: Installation Safety Video
MIA+BSI release new learning modules with topics from protective equipment to tile-setting best practices
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Latest news: Emanuel Mateus de Castro, founder of the Brazilian trade journal Rochas de Qualidade, passed away on July 30, 2016
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One of Stonehenge’s greatest secrets is: how did man transport the colossal rocks 200 miles from Wales to England?
Natural stone branch positioned to alleviate refugee problems
Transfer of knowledge in the stone branch of countries of origin could empower a few potential refugees to legally find gainful employment in Europe (or in the US)
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France 2017: a new Natural Stone Trade Fair, Rocalia will take place. The show is to be held from December 5th to 7th in conjunction with the Garden Fair Paysalia in Lyon
Terrorist attack on Istanbul airport: Berlin mourns with sister city
Brandenburg Gate in the colors of the Turkish flag / Among the Berliners are about 200.000 people with Turkish background
Fila has developed a new method to combat stains on natural stone
The SCM Staincheck-Method enables users to reliably estimate the future progress of staining in every-day use of natural stone
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Spring 2016-issue of Building Stone Magazine can be downloaded free of charge.
Turning carbon from CO2 into solid material at an unbelievable rate
Scientists from Iceland and others make the climate gas precipitate into basalt within only two years, not over geological timescales
City festival in Strzegom, Poland: stonework on the market place and a run along granite quarries
Lower Silesia’s heart of granite production will have its central local event from June 17 – 19, 2016
Learning the ropes of laying a stone floor or cladding walls in stone
The EU has financed learning modules for aspiring stonemasons / Invitation to download and translate also for other countries