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Far in the future: the East African Rift System will break apart, with Madagascar splitting into pieces
The breakup with a speed of around 3 millimeters per year is a continuation of the shattering of supercontinent Pangea some 200 million years ago
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Finally, a breakthrough in natural stone design also in the West, and it comes from the Aegean Association EIB, Turkey
The competition for students and professionals did not lead to exaggerated and fancy art objects, but rather to small objects you could imagine in your own daily life
Atlas of more than 200 impact craters on Earth with topographic maps and satellite images
Photos originate from the radar scans of the Earth‘s surface during the TanDEM-X mission from 2010 to 2016
Stone people: Insiders say of Joachim Grüter, who is stepping down after 20 years as DNV President: “He was a stroke of luck for the industry“
Hermann Graser was elected as his successor at the general meeting of the German Natural Stone Association
Science: a spongey form of calcium carbonate, an ancient ‘conveyor belt‘ of magma in the Indian ocean, industry metal in seabed sediments, counting the trees in the Sahara and Sahel
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics
In the Fürst & Friedrich office and commercial building in Düsseldorf in Germany, the new building embraces the old one
The property has thus been given a “unique selling proposition”, with a façade designed with many details in natural stone
New mineral, named donwilhelmsite, discovered in meteorite originating from the moon
Its formation under extreme heat and pressure allows conclusions about the conditions deep inside the Earth
Chen Guoqing: “Upgrading the consumption of China’s middle class with 400 million people means a huge demand for higher quality products and for imports”
Interview with the President of the Chinese Stone Association about the future orientation of the country’s economy and the impacts of Covid-19
Latest news: International Vitória Stone Fair 2021 canceled and postponed to February 15 – 18, 2022
The national Cachoerio Stone Fair in the hinterland of Espírito Santo‘s capital will take place as planed from August 24 to 27, 2021
Pool on the terrace with limestone slabs and view of the limestone Alps on the horizon
In the small village Steinhaus not far from Wels in Austria a young family fulfilled their dream of owning their own home
About the sand that is much more than just beach, dune, desert, or an aggregate to concrete
A new book traces the fascination about the infinite number of small grains that are created in the mountains and everywhere else, and which go on a long journey through millions of years
Science: ancient Maya used zeolite and quartz for water filters, rediscovery of the “Resurrection“ tectonic plate, raindrops shape mountains, switch of Earth’s magnetic fields
Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics
The English sculptor Ben Russell creates cacti, fungi, and roots from natural stone
The artist was formerly a restorer of stone objects and lived in London until he returned to the county of Dorsett in the countryside and put his skills to new use