Report on Xiamen Stone Fair 2024 by Anil Taneja

New to the product range of natural stone companies are “stone bricks”. They are cut from optically inferior material but are fully functional in terms of their material properties. They attract consumer interest because they conserve natural resources and because they have a very low carbon footprint. Read more at the site of our magazine partner Stone Ideas. Photo credit: Stone Ideas

Ambaji White Marble, popular for its look, texture and use in various temples and palaces recently got the geographical indications (GI) tag by the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and TradeMarks (CGPDTM). Ambaji White Marble is a...

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The Al Hamra Tower stands as an iconic symbol of Kuwait's modern skyline. Among its defining features is the extensive use of Jura limestone, a natural stone adorning one side of its facade. The other sides use glass on the facade. This meticulous...

A video report on the Xiamen Stone Fair 2024 held in China by Anil Taneja, director of LITOSonline.com. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYzjNjnwFac

Anil Taneja, director of LITOSonline.com and WONASA, offers a general vision of the stone industry in India in early 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WXbeRhDfFc&feature=shared

We love this inspirational use of marble chips by artist Pritam Banerjee.

The way to pull stains out of natural stones is by applying a poultice: a dry ingredient that’s more absorbent than the stone, plus a liquid that makes the stain ingredients mobile. https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/10/20/advice-remove-stains-marble-stone/

FIGSI President Mr Ishwinder Singh inaugurates south India’s largest integrated stone display centre, factory and stockyard - set up by Pearl Marble Inc at Jigani Industrial Area, Bengaluru. The event was attended by many business partners and...

The green line occuring in blocks damages the polished slabs look.is there any way to clear the green line in the polished slabs .please help me to find this solution. because I am running a quarry the blocks are having green lines in some part of the raw blocks.

Hi Manoj, A common reason for flaking could be the wearing off of the sealant. From your query it appears that the granite is in urgent requirement of assessment and re-application of sealant. Broadly, granite is a porous material and requires...

All your questions about the strength, durability, application and maintenance of Italian marble and Indian marble answered in this article via Architectural Digest. https://www.architecturaldigest.in/story/the-difference-between-indian-marble-and-italian-marble/

Scientists recently discovered evidence of past volcanic activity on the Moon. When this volcanic activity happened, a colossal granite deposit was formed from the cooling of molten magma. This volcano is estimated to have erupted over 3.5 billion...