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Beautiful little things made of natural stone as (Christmas)Gifts
Like in the years before, Stone-Ideas.com’s editors have collected some inspirations for presents from the wide culture of marble, granite etc
Stone Stories
The bells of Notre-Dame de Paris ring out for the first time since the fire in April 2019
The eight colossi, weighing from under 800 kg to a good four tons, are once again hanging in the cathedral‘s north belfry at a height of 50 m
Catalina Sánchez from Rosal Stones on the torrential rain in Spain 2024: “This time, it wasn‘t bad in our quarries, but we have an emergency plan since 2018”
When catastrophic rain is forecast, the machines are removed from the bottom of the quarry
The number of Heritage Stones worldwide is now 55
The scientists of the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) award the scientifically based title in loose succession
About the smell of the earth and the substance that flows in the veins of the gods
Researchers have gained new insights into Geosmin and Petrichor, which make the ground smell after rain
The book “Erotique du cimetière” (Eroticism of the Cemetery) has been revised and newly published
It deals with life and death in marble sculptures and, of course, new life from love
How local limestone was smoothed into slabs on the island of Öland for wealthy citizens’ houses around the Baltic Sea
In “scouring trips,“ the surfaces of the large tiles were worked using animal or wind power
With its Valentia Slate, Ireland once again has a stone in the international list of heritage stones
The material has an exceptional hardness and can be processed into large panels for billiard tables
A stone wall in a dense forest in southern Italy bears witness to Rome’s military tactics against the Spartacus rebels
On the plateau of Dossone della Melia in Calabria, a more than 2000-year-old fortification with weapon remains was discovered
The Olympic surfing 2024 will take place in Tahiti at the Teahupo’o Reef
A steep wall off the coast of French Polynesia and the winter wind there create the huge waves
Austria: Environmentalists and the raw materials industry in the same boat
Active quarries or gravel pits are valuable habitats and breeding grounds for animals and plants
Streets of London for tourists: Explore the stones on London’s pavements and façades with an app
The London Pavement Geology project provides geological information with guidance
Above Notre-Dame, La Flèche, the crossing tower, rises again into the sky over Paris
We report further successes the jargon of the craftsmen: “La Forêt” (The Forest) is also up again, and so are the “Grand Ducs” (Owls)
In search of the lost stone: Orianne Pieragnolo and Louis Dutrieux continue their expedition through Eurasia
The two stonemasons from France explore the culture of their craft in the distance by bicycle