Marble is one of the world’s most revered and useful natural materials. Read about it’s formation, patterns, colors, and technical properties.

Next time you come face-to-face with a limestone slab in a showroom, pause and indulge yourself with a little mental time travel to the prehistoric, balmy ocean that created this stone.

In the natural stone industry, “granite” often means any hard stone that is not marble. This article will talk about igneous rocks that comprise most of the granite family including gabbro, gneiss, and basalt.

Gneiss is among the most common commercial stones, but you may not have heard of gneiss because it’s almost always classified as granite.

The sparkly aesthetic comes from mica minerals, which are nature’s glitter.

Instead of just stacking the stones any which way they fit together, this geologist/home owner decided to create her wall using the stones in order of their geological ages.

Find out how your stone got its stripes. Much of Earth’s history is recorded in layer upon layer of sediment.

How travertine is formed and how to use as a building material.

Inspire to visit Iceland or consider ways to use your own native stone.

How Onyx’s geology affects its performance as a building material.

Learn all about slate from the ocean floor to your floor.

Read about white stones including marble, quartzite, and pegmatite. What colors are available and how does their performance as a countertop differ?

The definitive guide to a commonly mislabeled natural stone, quartzite.

Learn how stone is created from start to finish.

Take this quiz to determine if marble is the right choice for your home.

What took place millions of years ago can bring appreciation for selecting stone.