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Quarry Tour Takes Industry to Elberton and Tate Georgia - Brings the Marble Institute of America and Elberton Granite Assocation Together

StoneDimensions

For years, the Marble Institute of America (MIA) has led study tours to quarries around the USA, Canada, and abroad. Environmental Protection Agency to produce two new scientific studies looking into the safety of granite quarry and fabrication workers with respect to radon and radiation exposure. monument production.

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Apuan Alps: White Marble

The Perfect Bath

There are so many kinds of stone, but for the purposes of this post I will talk only about the immense stone formations in the Italian Apuan Alps, discovered by the early Romans who began quarrying it using the most primitive of tools. The area has about 275 active quarries. The most well known stone from the region is CARARRA.

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Metropolitan Mastery

Diary of a Tile Addict

After all, this is one of the long-established staples of the tile retailer’s arsenal, alongside quarry tiles, black and white contrasts, and simulated marbles. If you are looking for innovation in wall tile design, the metro tile may seem an unlikely destination. Metropolitan from Colorker Group’s ZYX brand.

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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Granite and marble are the most important natural stone product materials and are also growing at the sharpest rate. In addition, the report estimates the ceramic tile and stone installation materials, maintenance products, and tool market. Countertop sales are outpacing overall sales in the natural and manufactured stone sectors.

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President's Message: Introducing our new president, Dan Rea

StoneDimensions

“The mission of the Marble Institute of America is to serve and support the dimensional natural stone industry by providing an array of services, products, and authoritative information important to, and valued by, industry members. There has been some attention given to activities both up and down the value chain.