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The 17th edition of the International Fair of Marble and Granite took place in Vitoria, Brazil, for the second straight year, and it built on the success of last year's event.

A total of 36,140 professionals attended Surfaces 2004 in January, and there was increased participation of natural stone and related products.

Travertine from Mexico complements the feel of a summer home, especially one that is on lakefront property.

At the Extra White Marble Quarry in Espirito Santo, Brazil, workers extract several varieties of marble, including some one-of-a-kind materials.

After operating two years as an importer of Brazilian granite, Brazil Stone Corp. of Carlstadt, NJ, expanded its operation by investing in quarries in the state of Bahia.

To meet the ever-growing countertop market in the U.S., Zucchi Granite Group of Serra, Espirito Santo, Brazil, is producing and exporting countertop “blanks” with finished edges.

Italian stone producer Bruno Zanet has been quarrying stone and trading blocks in Brazil for over 25 years, and it has just expanded its operation with a state-of-the-art facility for slab resining and polishing.

The resining process uses epoxy resins for granites and polyesters for marble.

Two varieties of Texas limestone, combined with a textured Pennsylvania flagstone, worked together to achieve a classy design for the new Redstone Golf Club in Houston, TX

A combination of limestone varieties were utilized inside and out at this Bloomfield, MI, residence to create a grand, castle-like appearance