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5th generation Barre granite worker designs memorial for quarry workers
A picture of Bagalio’s great-great-grandfather, a quarry worker who was killed when a flying piece of granite hit him, is the ...
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Granite Vs Quartzite: Which Is Better For Kitchen Counters?
Wondering what kind of kitchen countertops to get? Here are all the differences between granite and quartzite you should know ...
The Berkshire Eagle3d
Becket: Granite sculptor to share his craft
The Becket Arts Center's Speaker Series continues with a talk and slide presentation by granite sculptor Allen Williams on Thursday, April 10.
The San Fernando Valley Sun5d
The Cost of Your Countertops: Stone Fabrication Workers Dying from Silicosis
This is part 1 of a series on silicosis.  Eric Reyes-Barriga first learned how to cut and polish stone in a small shop in Sun ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
A Gladiator’s Marble-Etched Epitaph Is Found in an Ancient Roman Necropolis
The graveyard of Liternum, near Naples, was in use between the first century B.C.E. and the third century C.E.