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Tiny quartz grains from atmospheric dust help understand global wind circulation and climate
Japanese scientists found a way to distinguish between dust from the Gobi and from the Taklimakan Deserts still after it had traveled across the Pacific
Stone Stories
Cemetery columns ensure that the names of deceased locals are remembered
German-English stonemason Timothy C. Vincent came up with the idea of a „history book of the common man“ made of local stone
A new role for stone: in Cologne, Germany heavy elements from the cathedral’s Gothic façade protect the building
The city renounced concrete bollards and chose historical elements from the Dombauhütte
Sandstone statue of a guardian discovered near Angkor Thom in Cambodia
The find belongs to the famed Bayon style associated with King Jayavarman VII from the 12th century
It is the veins fine as hair in the rock that make the pumice form giant rafts on the ocean
Scientists from the University of California used X-ray experiments in Berkeley’s synchrotron to have new findings of the volcanic stone
Martin Luther would have had any number of reasons to entertain a special relationship to marble
2017 marks the 500th anniversary of the beginning of the Protestant Reformation
Bridal attire in the Cervaiole Marble-Quarry by Henraux: between heaven and earth
Magnani Atelier Fashion shows its current collection with the marble rock formations of Carrara in 1150 m altitude as a backdrop
How the Arctic Ocean turned from a gigantic freshwater lake to a part of the saline North Atlantic
Researchers from German Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) simulated how the land bridge between Greenland and Scotland submerged
Valongo Wharf added to the list of Unesco World Heritage sites
The stones of the ancient pier nowadays in Rio de Janeiro’s center remind of the slave trade between Africa and Brazil
University of Utah geologist: it was the saltwater itself that made the concrete in Roman marine buildings so enduring
The sea enters the material mixture of volcanic ash with lime and chunks of volcanic rock and forms minerals which grow and get caught in the matrix
Fresh air through the sand: What drives bacteria in the North Sea in cleaning the coastal ocean water
Two new studies present exciting details on seafloor bacterial life in the North Sea
Why the Sumatra earthquake at Christmas 2004 and its tsunami reached such a disastrous power
An international team of scientists has investigated the sediments in the subduction zone and found a lack of „plasticizer“
Photo shooting for equestrian fashion in Ireland’s McKeon Stone quarry
Horseware Company chose the Threecastles Quarry in Kilkenny County as the venue for presenting its current collection
Winter Wonderland at the gang saw and in the quarry
Greece and the Balkans are suffering from extreme temperatures / Stone Group International from Thessaloniki sent us some photos from the frost
The story of an „Unfinished Symphony“ in monumental Sölker Marble proportions
In the end a bath in the fountain for the Austrian stonemason was the reward after having successfully mastered a number of challenges