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New mineral „Riesite” discovered in the crater of the Ries of Nördlingen
It was found in melt veins of a gneiss-like rock that was exposed to extreme pressure and high temperature during the impact
After years of recession in natural stone exports, Turkey has again overcome the 2 billion US-$ hurdle
But a closer look at facts and figures shows that all is not well in the country’s stone branch
The exhibition „Beyond the Nile“ shows the cultural interchange between ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles looks through the works of art from 2000 BC to AD 300 to see how these so different cultures affected each other
„Young Creative Ideas Platform” at the Marble Trade Fair, Izmir
Ideas for household items by creative young designers from Turkey made of local natural stone are on display
New Seafloor is also created in a „cold“ way without preceding melting deep in the earth
First seismic evidence for mantle exhumation at an ultraslow-spreading center
The Natural Stone Institute’s testing lab is expanding its facilities with new staff
Dacia Woodworth shall expand the stone sector’s awareness of this service and also work for the „Use Natural Stone”
Miscellaneous: ideas with natural stone
At Coverings 2018, fourteen beautiful doghouses tiled by TCNA (Tile Council of North America) members are on display in the TCNA Art Tile Courtyard
Interview with Beate Fischer, Nuremberg Trade Fair: „Stone+tec is the market and meeting place for Europe’s stone branch“
The show aims to propagate novel concepts for cemeteries and new fields of work for interior designers, among many other topics
Inland natural stone markets in China: all eyes on middle-class private customers
Former Trade Organization President speaks about challenges faced by the stone branch at the Xiamen Trade Fair World Stone Congress
Izmir Marble Trade Fair 2018: The Turkish stone branch has overcome last year’s challenges
Aside from the focus on block stone exports, a few companies have established a reputation as „beacons“ for new ideas