Stone

Episode 1: Different forms of commercial rocks found in Turkey Granite is a natural stone that shares similarities with diabase, serpentine, basalt, crystalline and schist as all of these stones are formed based on magma. The components of these rock types have minerals such as silicates and other opaque minerals, which...

If you’re looking for a kitchen worktop and in a dilemma about what kind of material to use? How expensive would it be? Which will be more cost-effective? What are the practical uses? How long will it last? and What kind of maintenance is needed? If you have these questions...

People who want to buy new countertops or want to change it gave difficulty in choosing. Between the innumerable varieties available, colours and hardiness it is quite obvious that choice becomes tough. Well, in the market there are two types of stones available. The options available for natural Stone are marble,...

Episode 1: Introduction  There is a great mine that is still active within the Iberian Peninsula. ‘The mine of Panasqueira’, in Portugal. This classic site has produced five specimens for over a hundred years and it is still producing. Apatite – (CaF), Ferberite, Arsenopyrite, Siderite, Quartz and numerous other species...