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How to Present Natural Stone the Right Way?
The U.S. market today - an interview
Exports & imports of marble and granite in Italy - 2011
Brazil ornamental stone industry statistics – 2011
The importance of degree of absorption
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat (Sultanate of Oman)

Markets & Industry
The stone industry in Norway
The stone industry in Sweden
Construction downturn hits Bulgaria´s stone firms
Brazil stone industry trade statistics 2010
Turkey stone industry trade statistics 2010
Stones from Cataluña
Brazilian ornamental rocks exports 2009- a summary
Turkey stone industry trade statistics 2009
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Technical
Choosing a multi-wire cutting machine
Underground mining in perspective
Natural Stone vs Glass: the balance looks right
Stone Inside: Innovations for a Better Climate
3D-BlockExpert: Quantification of Unfractured Rock Masses
Surface Treatments and Stone Finishes
Cartography of Industrial Qualities of Ornamental Rocks in the optimisation of granite exploitations
Floor & Paving Stone Geotechnics
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General
Chopin's heart beat in Warsaw
Need for Information Technology in the Stone Industry
The language of yesterday and tomorrow
Avoiding non-payments
GRANIDUS: A contribution
Is natural stone a luxury product?
Do you know your true costs?
Horice Training School (Czech Republic)
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Stone in the Home
Stone in the garden
Chimneys in Stone: Modern Designs
Chimneys in Stone: Classic Designs
Designs in stone for bathrooms, II
Designs in stone for bathrooms, I
How to clean natural stone in the house
Selecting a Granite Kitchen Counter Top, II
Selecting a Granite Kitchen Counter Top, I

Novelties & News from Companies
SK Int´l, India- Discover a Unique World of Stone
COSENTINO NEWS
“ROCK & RIVER” from GEM GRANITES, India
A versatile, unique material: “SIERRA ELVIRA” from LUIS SÁNCHEZ DÍEZ, Spain
GÓMEZ VERGEL presents custom-made shower trays in natural stone
MINERAÇÃO GUIDONI, a reference in the Granite industry

Print Edition of Litos

Heritage
Two antique gangsaws
Marks of Quarriers and Signatures in Stone ar850101.jpg
The Obelisk of Hatshepsut ar840101.jpg
The Temples of Angkor (Cambodia) A treasure of stone hidden in the jungles ar560201.jpg
The Egyptian Pyramids 460101.jpg

Maintenance and Restoration
Laser scans of fractured surfaces in the restoration
Reproduction of a Roman Doorway
Vienna Marble Church restored
The Old Bridge in Mostar. Reconstruction of a Symbol
Bundesplatz Bern, Switzerland Stone - Water - Light
The Hungarian Parliament restoration

Understanding Stone
Rainforest from India
Red limestones from Spain
Real Daino from Sardinia (Italy)
Travertine from Turkey
The immense world of Crema Marfil
Iron Stones: The new Brazilian speciality in the market
Stone Absolute (By any other name)
The Inada Granite, Japanese traditional light grey ornamental rock
Black is beautiful
Brazilian semi-ornamental rock basalt
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Photoreports : Design in Stones

Cultural Village, Doha (Qatar) – Amphitheatre...
Macael Awards 2010
Design in stone for urban furniture
Sagrada Familia 2
Sagrada Familia 1
Macael Awards 2008
Sheikh Zayed Mosque (Abu Dhabi)
Rehabilitation of the Medieval Market of...
Recovering the history I
Macael Awards 2004
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