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Brazilian Stone

Podcast | One on one with Brothers In Granite

Fernando Xavier, the co-owner of Brothers In Granite discusses how the business has grown and how they make things easier for fabricators
Jason Kamery
Jason Kamery
May 27, 2021
Listen to the latest podcast with Fernando Xavier, the co-owner of Brothers In Granite. He discusses how the business has grown and how they make things easier for fabricators.
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Caprock Hardscape Supply

Finding the perfect match

Caprock Hardscape relied on the expertise of Quality Stone Quarries to find the desired stone color blend for its client’s Texan residence
Jason Kamery
Jason Kamery
November 15, 2020
Quality Stone Quarries in Stigler, OK, listened to the requests of the customer working on a project called “The Colony” in Texas to provide the stone that was needed to realize the design. In the end, the stone producer supplied its blend of Hazelnut and Azul stone for the project.
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Viscon White granite quarry

Maintaining a successful quarrying operation

TAB Surfaces places employee safety and health as a priority, as well as being environmentally responsible when quarrying, particularly at its Viscon White quarry sites
October 30, 2020
Apart from being a natural stone processor and a quartz engineered stone manufacturer, TAB Surfaces also prides itself as a successful quarrier — operating at least half a dozen natural stone sites for mainly its own consumption in slabs, tiles and cut-to-size pieces.
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Natural Stone Council: I am a natural stone

September 21, 2020

I woke up today, like most every other day. From my clifftop perch, the landscape quickly came into focus. I soaked in every ounce of my breathtaking vista. The mature trees in the distance are framed by fluffy cotton ball-like clouds. I can’t help but be captivated by the alluring turquoise hue of the quarry water below. 


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glass “sails”

French limestone and sustainability go hand in hand

Regional limestone proves to be the aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly choice for the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, France
September 21, 2020

The Louis Vuitton Foundation has been a center of art and culture in Paris since it opened in 2014. Funded by the luxury goods powerhouse LVMH Moët Hennessy–Louis Vuitton, the building, a museum and cultural center was designed by noted architect and king of amorphous design, Frank Gehry


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Brothers in Granite

Gain insight into the extensive measures taken to source premium stones from Brazil

Learn how some of the most popular Brazilian stones are found and sourced
Renato Furtado
May 4, 2020
At some point, everyone in the stone business has found themselves looking at a beautiful slab in their shop and wondering where it could have come from and how it ended up there. The general areas of the world are easy: Brazil, Italy, China or India supply most of the stone that we work with. The real fun starts when you dig a bit deeper.
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New England Stone's Jet Mist granite site in Rapidan, VA

The history stone architecture tells

Historic, sustainable and beautiful are among the reasons a skilled craftsman and long-time quarrier believes natural stone should be a priority when building.
Tony Ramos
February 17, 2020

Why is it important to use the original granite when remodeling or adding to old structures? Why is it important to use granite when building new structures? There is one answer to these great questions, and it can be divided into three levels: practicality, history and tradition.


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