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Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The focus of the Italian Stone Theater in Hall 1 of Marmomac (September 25-28, 2019) will be on stone as nature’s material
Euroroc News: Occupational health issues caused by crystalline silica dust is a world-wide topic of discussion for Stonemasons
Here is an overview of the status quo
6th European Artistic Crafts Days take place in 14 countries from April 05 to 07, 2019
Workshops open their doors, demonstrations are held, and training schools are open
Combined imaging technologies make changes at the stone surface of cathedrals visible
The „Opto-technical Monitoring” from the University of Bamberg helps to evaluate new conservation methods using nanomaterials
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
Several new products using natural stone or competing materials received one of the 2018 Red Dot awards
Natural Stone Institute’s Craftsman of the Year 2018 is Joey Marcella from Mario & Son
His philosophy is „don’t chase the money, chase your passion”/ He is as comfortable with hammer and chisel as with CNC machines
In summer 2016, an ultra-slow earthquake which lasted more than 50 days occurred under the Sea of Marmara
Accumulated energy along faults may be released by slow deformation at depth in the Earth crust
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The Government of Costa Rica hopes to have the mysterious 300 stone spheres recognized as UNESCO World Heritage.
Getty Conservation Institute: protection and new visitor management for the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamen
In a research over 10 years, the damages in the 3000-year-old wall paintings were analyzed and necessary measures for the world-heritage-site planed
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
The Geology of Oman and its breathtaking landscapes are spectacular to tourists and geoscientists alike. The Geoscience Information Society awarded the „Field Guide to the Geology of Northeastern Oman“
