Selenite and Gypsum Slabs: Working the Softest Stone
Selenite is Mohs 2, water-soluble, and splits on three cleavage planes. A practical fabricator guide to cutting, finishing, and installing gypsum stone.
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Notizie e guide sulla lavorazione della pietra
Consigli esperti, guide pratiche e notizie del settore per i professionisti della lavorazione della pietra. Scopri la lavorazione di granito, marmo, piani di lavoro in quarzo, la manutenzione degli utensili e la gestione dell'officina.
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Chalk and Soft Limestone: Fabricating Low-Density Carbonate
Chalk-grade carbonate is porous, weak when saturated, and unforgiving. A fabricator guide to cutting, finishing, sealing, and handling soft limestone safely.
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Marl and Argillite: Working Soft Clay-Rich Sedimentary Stone
Marl and argillite are soft, variable, moisture-sensitive stones. How to cut, support, set and seal them, plus the honest limits worth telling a client.
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Greywacke Slabs: Fabricating Dense Sedimentary Stone
Greywacke pairs hard angular grains with a soft clay matrix. How that mismatch drives blade choice, edge work, finish limits, sealing and where the stone fits.
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Itabirite Slabs: Fabricating Banded Iron Formation Stone
Itabirite slabs pair quartz and hematite bands. How mixed hardness wears tooling, why foliation dictates layout, plus weight, sealing and oxidation risk.
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Peridotite and Dunite Slabs: Fabricating Mantle Rock
Peridotite and dunite slabs are mantle rock. How olivine drives density and blade wear, why serpentinization matters, and where the material works best.
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Gneiss Countertops vs. Granite: Names, Sealing, and Cutting Direction
Gneiss countertops explained for fabricators: how gneiss differs from granite, banding and foliation, cutting direction, commercial names, sealing, and care.
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Serpentinite in Architecture: Geology, Workability, and Where It Fits
How serpentinite performs as an architectural stone: geology, hardness, cutting and polishing behavior, sealing, best applications, and long-term care.
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Unakite Slabs: Working Pink and Green Epidote Stone
Unakite slabs pair salmon pink feldspar with green epidote. A fabricator guide to cutting, polishing, seams and placements for this rare American stone.
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Oolitic Limestone: Selection and Fabrication Guide
A working guide to oolitic limestone: how ooids form, why the stone cuts so freely, selection criteria, tooling choices, sealing, and long-term maintenance.
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Chert and Flint: Understanding Ultra-Hard Sedimentary Stone
Chert and flint explained for stone professionals: geology, Mohs hardness around 7, conchoidal fracture, tooling choices, and where these silica stones fit.
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Novaculite: Working Ultra-Fine High-Silica Stone
Novaculite is Mohs 7 to 7.5 microcrystalline quartz that eats tooling. Geology, bond selection, dust control, and honest job pricing for fabrication shops.
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Siltstone Slabs: Fabricating Fine-Grained Sedimentary Stone
Siltstone sits between claystone and sandstone and is more abrasive than it looks. A fabricator guide to cutting, finishing, and specifying the material.
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