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Outdoor Kitchen Stone Guide: Trends, Materials, and Durability in 2026

The outdoor kitchen has evolved from a luxury upgrade to a mainstream home feature over the past decade, and with that evolution has come more sophisticated thinking about materials. Not all stone is ...

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6 Nis 2026

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From Quarry to Kitchen: How Your Stone Countertop Is Actually Made

That granite countertop in your kitchen started as a deposit of molten rock deep in the Earth's crust, millions of years ago. The journey from geological formation to your kitchen involves quarries on...

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6 Nis 2026

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Granite Varieties and How They Affect Fabrication

Every stone fabricator knows that not all granite behaves the same on the saw or under polishing pads. Two slabs both labeled "granite" can have completely different hardness levels, crystal structure...

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6 Nis 2026

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How to Read a Stone Slab: Color, Pattern, Movement

Walking through a stone yard for the first time can be overwhelming — hundreds of slabs standing upright in rows, each uniquely beautiful, with no obvious guide to which ones will work for your projec...

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6 Nis 2026

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How Stone Forms: Geology Every Fabricator Should Know

Every stone that passes through a fabrication shop has a story hundreds of millions of years in the making. Understanding how stone forms is not just geological trivia — it directly explains why grani...

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6 Nis 2026

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Concrete vs. Natural Stone Countertops: Full Comparison

Concrete countertops appeal to the same homeowners drawn to natural stone: people who value material authenticity, handcrafted character, and surfaces built to last. Yet concrete and natural stone are...

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6 Nis 2026

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Brazilian Granite: Varieties and Fabrication Notes

Brazil is the undisputed global leader in granite production and export. American stone yards and countertop fabrication shops source more granite from Brazil than from any other country — and have fo...

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6 Nis 2026

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Stone Hardness and the Mohs Scale: A Fabricator's Guide

Stone hardness is one of the most practically important material properties in the countertop fabrication trade, yet it is also one of the most widely misunderstood. The Mohs scale — developed by Germ...

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6 Nis 2026

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The Annual Sealing Myth: Know When Stone Actually Needs It

If you own stone countertops, you have almost certainly heard the advice: seal them every year. It sounds responsible. Sometimes it even appears on sealer product packaging. The problem is that it is ...

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6 Nis 2026

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Is Granite Radioactive? The Science Behind Stone Safety

At some point, nearly every homeowner shopping for granite countertops has asked: Is granite radioactive? It is a reasonable thing to wonder. Granite is a natural rock formed deep in the Earth over mi...

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6 Nis 2026

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Stone Porosity vs. Permeability: Why Some Countertops Stain

When a homeowner says their granite countertop stained, or their marble picked up an oil ring, the first question is usually: why? The answer lies in two related but fundamentally different properties...

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6 Nis 2026

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Crystal Structure in Granite: Why Edge Chipping Varies

Two granite slabs, same color family, same nominal thickness, same diamond blade — but one edges cleanly with minimal chipping while the other requires significantly more care and still produces frust...

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6 Nis 2026

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