Lapis lazuli, known as 'blue gold', has captivated civilizations for millennia with its vibrant blue color and historical significance. Mined primarily in northeastern Afghanistan, this precious stone ...

and Early Bronze Age. Fine-grained stone was quarried from hillsides in Cumbria, Wales, Cornwall and Northern Ireland. Mined flint is of better quality than surface flint. Mines are known in ...

Detail of fossils embedded in Purbeck Marble Marc Benda was quick to point out that “there’s just one family quarrying this stone, and only two or three stone masons we could trust to work ...