Select Stone Newsletter - Frontier Cap

Select Stone Newsletter – Frontier Cap

FrontierĀ® Sandstone Sill/CapOne of the advantages of quarrying stone that comes out in natural slabs is that you can make wall cap and windowsill.Ā  The…

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Reclaimed Cobblestones

Reclaimed Cobblestones

From the original Roman roads to the natural cobblestone streets of Charleston, South Carolina, rounded cobblestones have been used to pave streets for millenia. Originally,…

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Porphyry - Imperial Stone of the Roman Empire

Porphyry – Imperial Stone of the Roman Empire

The Romans discovered their most treasured stone in the desert of eastern Egypt.

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Lord Elgin and the Parthenon Marbles

Lord Elgin and the Parthenon Marbles

Why are marble sculptures from the Parthenon in the British Museum in London? Will the British ever return them?

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Transporting Carrara Marble Blocks

Transporting Carrara Marble Blocks

An Italian-language video showing the tortuous roads traveled by the truck drivers at marble quarries in Carrara, Italy.

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Historic English Limestones

Historic English Limestones

England contains some of the most historically interesting limestones.

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Carrara - Marble Capital of the Ancient and Modern World

Carrara – Marble Capital of the Ancient and Modern World

A geological and historical mecca in northern Tuscany.

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Stone Preservation

Stone Preservation

Not all stones are created equally. A stone’s resistance to weathering and staining depends on many factors.

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A Tribute to Hoddies

A Tribute to Hoddies

A video of a Bangladeshi brick hoddie carrying an enormous load on his head. Your unlikely to see it done like this in the U.S.

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