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http://www.les-metiers-de-la-pierre.com/
Portail internet des professionnels de la construction et de la rénovation en France.
Location: France.
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http://www.nationalstonecentre.org.uk/
Telling the Story of Stone - history, science, technology, art, environment - in the heart of the Derbyshire Dales on the edge of the Peak District. A dramatic site steeped in industrial history, ecology and geology displaying 330 million year old fossil tropical reefs. The first stage of a novel sculpture park, covering perhaps 30 km2, has begun with three stone towers on site. A new trail guide and new interpretation panels will be available from August/September 2006. The centre continues to run it's ever popular dry stone walling courses and has introduced an advanced course - Stone in the Garden.
Location: UK (Derbyshire).
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http://www.stoneexpozone.com/
International stone industry information and links.
124. Updated 10-Jul-1999 Last checked 5-Jul-2008. -
http://www.northbarregranite.com/
Location: USA (Vermont).
2950. Updated 11-Dec-2005 Last checked 5-Jul-2008. -
http://www.dmoz.org/Business/Construction_and_Maintenance/Materials_and_Supplies/Masonry_and_Stone/Natural_Stone/
ODP Business category for: Granite and Marble, Landscape and Flagstone, Lavastone, Limestone, Memorials, Mosaics, Sandstone, Slate, Soapstone, Equipment, International Sources, Maintenance, Quarriers, Associations, Conferences, Resources.
2448. Updated 04-Sep-2004 Last checked 5-Jul-2008. -
http://www.pierreactual.com/
Revue internationale des métiers de la pierre. Chaque mois Pierre Actual fait le point sur toute l'actualité du secteur, de l'extraction, de la transformation et de la mise en œuvre des pierres, marbres, granits et autres roches ornementales.
Location: France.
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http://www.pierre-bourgogne.fr/
L'association Pierre de Bourgogne informe sur la rénovation de bâtiments, de monuments, carrelage, cheminées, sculpture, voirie. Premier bassin français d'extraction de pierre naturelle calcaire, la Bourgogne regroupe tous les savoir-faire des métiers de la pierre et des roches ornementales.
The Burgundy Stone Association provides information about the renovation of buildings, monuments, tiles, sculptures and chimneys. As France's first natural limestone extraction basin, Burgundy offers all the expertise of the stone and ornamental stone working trades.
Location: France (Bourgogne).
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http://www.llechicymru.info/index.english.htm
Materials for learning about the slate quarries of Wales, the lives of the quarrymen, the uses for slate, and about the ecology of the slate areas.
Bydd y safle gwe yn cynnwys amrywiaeth o ddeunydd ar gyfer dysgu am chwareli llechi Cymru, bywyd y chwarelwyr, y gwahanol ddefnydd o lechfaen, ac ecoleg yr ardaloedd chwarelyddol.
Location: UK (Wales).
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http://www.stoneadvice.com/
You have found the comprehensive portal to the amazing world of natural stone. If you are a stone working professional, this site is your resource. Learn about slabs, stone working tips, read product reviews, ask questions on the forum, discover machinery, tools, supplies and equipment that works.
2737. Updated 15-Jun-2005 by Mark Lauzon. Last checked 5-Jul-2008. -
http://www.stoneindustrynews.com/
Natural Stone, Marble, Granite, Slate, Bluestone, Fabrication Equipment, including polishing pads, hand tools, the latest tips and techniques to run a successful stone fabrication shop. Surplus Equipment, help wanted and business opportunities. Find it all in the latest issue of Stone Industry News. This is a free publication to the stone industry. Subscribe online, call or fax to obtain your copy. Shop our advertisers from capital equipment to inventory and everything in between. Stone Industry News is the most widely read newspaper by professionals in the stone industry.
2451. Updated 07-Oct-2004 by Francis Heck. Last checked 5-Jul-2008. -
http://www.stoneinfo.com/
StoneInfo.Com is a directory and information center on stone suppliers from around the world for architects, designers, construction professionals and stone buyers.
450. Updated 27-Jan-2000 by the link owner. Last checked 5-Jul-2008. -
http://www.stone-network.com/
Business-to-Business Portal for the Stone Trade
2564. Updated 02-Jan-2005 by the link owner. Last checked 5-Jul-2008. -
http://www.quarriesandbeyond.org
Stone Quarries and Beyond focuses on historic stone quarries (and some interesting quarries of today), stone workers/companies, and related subjects such as geology and research resources. The "Quarry Articles" section presents articles, booklets, photographs and links from the late 1800s to early 1900s, including the 1856 "The Marble-Workers' Manual."
Location: USA (California).
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http://visitmainetoday.com/site-edit/stonecuttersonline/
This web site was developed to help preserve the memories, contributionss and hard work of the granite, limestone, slate and marble and other dimensionl stone quarry workers of the United States and Canada. The site was also developed for the group to begin to think of building a national museum dedicated to the stone workers of North America, past and present. Stonecuttersonline is also a virtual resource of collecting names of ancestors and their contributions to the industry and their labor unions.
Location: USA.
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http://www.xs4all.nl/~estevenh/geonet/
Since Roman times in the Maestrichtien, found in the southwestern tip of the province of Limburg (Netherlands), subterranean limestone quarries have been exploited for building purposes. As a result more than 200 small and a few very extensive (up to 1,000,000 m2) labyrinths of galleries have been excavated.
Location: Netherlands.
669. Updated 28-Jun-2000 Last checked 5-Jul-2008. -
http://www.totalstone.8m.com/home.html
Offers the history of stone, the formation of rocks and how to take care of stonemasonry - also precious stones, free natural backgrounds, and some great links, please sign our guestbook, and a lot more.
Location: UK.
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http://www.leeds.ac.uk/yqa/
A feasibility study to identify opportunities for regenerating new sustainable landscapes in Yorkshire.
Location: UK (Yorkshire).
2446. Updated 03-Oct-2004 Last checked 5-Jul-2008.
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