The Colorado Stone Quarries above Marble aren’t what they used to be — and as far as the new owners are concerned, that’s a good thing. The rambling, cathedral-like chambers in the historic section ...

Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the greatest Italian Renaissance artists to ever live. He was great not only because of the artworks he produced but also because of what he was willing to endure to ...

As a material, marble has defined architecture and design, art forms and historic periods. We stepped into this world first-hand when we visited the Carrara marble quarries, the surrounding Tuscan ...

The source of marble for a statue of Apollo on the Greek island of Delos has been a mystery to art historians and archaeologists for decades. The stone's chemistry pointed geochemists to the southern ...

Deep in the bowels of Treasure Mountain above Marble, quarry workers are searching for a massive block of perfect white marble to replace one of the nation’s most prominent military symbols: the Tomb ...

IT is better late than never. Finally, the federal government has come up with measures to modernise and effectively exploit the vast potential in the marble and granite sector. It hopes to increase ...