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The marbles of King Louis XIV’s sumptuous decor at the palace in Versailles
The book titled „Marbles of Occitania“ sheds a new light on the natural stones and where they came from / Versions in English and French

Michael Egli from Switzerland wins EuroSkills Gold Medal in the stonemasonry category
Silver for Robert Moser from Austria and Bronze for Krisztián Balogh from Hungary / Participants from 6 other countries

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
A fairy-tale pedestrian crossing with natural stone was constructed in Småland’s city of Jönköping in the South of Sweden

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The 131 rock-cut sandstone graves of Mada’in Salih, Saudi Arabia are UNESCO world heritage

In one part of Antarctica, the bedrock released from the ice lifts much faster than expected
The phenomenon gives scientists information about the Earth’s mantle deep below / Has the uplift a stabilizing effect on the ice?

Euroroc: „Securing natural resources“ is also about keeping quarries in operation
Peter Handley is the newly appointed EU-Commissioner for sustainability / His credo is Circular Economy

Disastrous fire in Brazil’s national museum in Rio de Janeiro
The building not only hosted precious items of art and science but was also was a document of the former colony’s history

Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Monuments in Armenia can be seen on the Bohemian Blog. Many objects are made with natural stone

Granite crystallizes at a temperature 200 degrees lower than previously thought
Finding challenges long-held assumptions about common material in continental crusts

Natural Stone Institute Releases Quarrier Toolbox Talks
Exams and 10 documents outlining best practices to maintain health and safety of quarriers are available for free