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PETRA ALTA | Journal

JournalNotes on marble, rough blocks and the stone trade

Research-led articles for importers, processors and architects on how marble is quarried, selected, shipped and specified. Each article lists its sources.

3 articles

  1. 02 How to select a marble block: a buyer’s checklist A marble block should be judged against the slabs it is expected to produce. This guide explains what to measure, inspect and agree before accepting a block. Buying7 min read
    Photograph: a squared block of bright white stone with grey breccia-like veining at the quarry, hand-marked in black 300, 205 and 150 with a circled 2.
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  2. 03 Book-matching explained: how two slabs become one image Follow a book-matched composition from rough-block selection to installation. Learn what to approve in slab sequence, finish, cutting layouts and joints. The stone7 min read
    Photograph: a polished Sereno & Nevato sample lying at the quarry face, its white crystalline ground crossed by a breccia-like network of grey veins, with the raw sawn quarry wall behind.
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Our current direct supply from the quarry is available primarily in rough blocks. Block selection can be coordinated according to the desired dimensions, quality, background and natural veining, subject to quarry availability.

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