StoneDimensions

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

The Marble Institute of America has released Stones of North America Version 3. Stones of North America is a comprehensive iPad® app that gives design and construction professionals quick, easy access to detailed information about natural stones quarried in North America.

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Kitchens for Living

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Natural stone is sexy. If you want a countertop that makes a unique statement with lots of movement and natural variations I recommend natural stone. Granite is a natural stone that blends perfectly with so many styles. Colors are pretty much limited to greys, greens, blues and blacks with subtle lighter veining.

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Natural Stone Stone Marble Quarry 100

Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 10, 2018

European countries that are lesser known but also offer slate quarries are Belgium, Germany, Italy and Wales. The world’s second-largest producer and exporter of slate, takes us to South America. No matter what country, slate’s color will vary depending on where it is from. Brazilian Multi-color Slate.

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Germany Brazil Bath Natural Stone 140

Floor Covering News

JUNE 21, 2021

Oberlin, Ohio— The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) awarded Barbara Cohen its Migliore Award for Lifetime Achievement, Katie Jensen with the 2021 Women in Stone Pioneer Award and Brie Pfannenbecker with the 2020 Person of the Year Award. In 1998, Cohen became president of the Marble Institute of America (MIA). Barbara Cohen.

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Natural Stone Stone Connecticut Quarry 52

Kitchens for Living

MAY 11, 2017

Cambria is the only one manufactured in North America. If you want variety (in price, pattern and color), consistency and no maintenance quartz is a perfect fit. It is completely natural, mined from quarries just like granite. Silestone by Cosentino comes from Spain and Caesarstone from Israel.

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Kitchen North America Marble 134