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The 2nd season of the documentary series “Uomini di Pietra“ (Men of Stone) is underway: the tough guys in the quarries of Henraux have been joined by a woman

The six films of 60 minutes each show the challenges of quarrying the marble in the mountains near Carrara

Porphyry with natural surface from Porfidi Italia 2000 Company

Salvatori brings with “Gravity Zodiac“ twelve stone spheres on the market, which have a connection to astrology

The objects are profanely suitable for example as paperweights

Beautiful little things made of natural stone, which can be sold not only as gifts

For the stone industry, the world of accessories offers countless opportunities, if not for sale, then as a promotion for their material

Miscellaneous: ideas all around natural stone

Ball’s Pyramid is a 560 m high spectacular rock in the Pacific Ocean between Australia and New Zealand. It is a remnant of a shield volcano

Extraordinary Roman mosaic and villa discovered beneath farmer’s field in Rutland, UK

The artwork in 3 parts, which had been the floor of a large dining or entertaining area in a villa, features Achilles in his battle with Hector at the conclusion of the Trojan War

Peter’s Corner: the Marmomac Icon Award of the year 2021, the plastic table lamp “Teddy Boy“ enlarged in stone, is a disaster for the entire sector

SAN BERNARDINO gneiss from the homonymous pass in the Swiss Alps, quarried at 1,950 m above sea level by Bärlocher Steinbruch Steinhauerei AG

The splendor of the floor mosaic of five million small stones in Hisham’s Palace in Jericho can now be seen from above

The complex, dating from the early days of Islamic art, has been roofed over and given an elevated walkway for tourists to enjoy

Science news: a mineral from interior Earth, Felsic volcanism in China and Permian mass extinction, Sierra Nevada’s rebirth, the Maya’s salt kitchens

Recent discoveries about our planet, its rocks, and other “stone” topics