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  2. Hydraform International - Wikipedia

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    Hydraform International Pty Ltd. is a manufacturer of brick and blockmaking machines. It was founded in Johannesburg, South Africa. [1] The company specialises in brick and blockmaking machines and accessories that enable the development of a stabilised soil cement block or a compressed earth block (CEB). Their products include stabilised soil ...

  3. Pointing machine - Wikipedia

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    Workshop of the Strasbourg cathedral A computer controlled router carving a sculpture from a block of marble 15th Century measuring device with plumb-bobs. A pointing machine is a measuring tool used by stone sculptors and woodcarvers to accurately copy plaster, clay or wax sculpture models into wood or stone. In essence the device is a ...

  4. Marble (toy) - Wikipedia

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    ] The name "marble", used for the little toy balls, comes from this region and era, and refers to such balls being made of marble. [5] At this point, marbles were made in mills and quarries by polishing small fragments of real stone like marble, agate, alabaster, limestone, and even brass. It is unknown where marbles were first manufactured. [6]

  5. List of mines in South Africa - Wikipedia

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    This list of mines in South Africa is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country and is organised by the primary mineral output. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list.

  6. Marble - Wikipedia

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    Marble production was dominated by 4 countries that accounted for almost half of world production of marble and decorative stone. China and Italy were the world leaders, each representing 34% and 19% of world production respectively, followed by India and Spain produced 16% and 13% respectively. [23]

  7. Bretonstone - Wikipedia

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    Bretonstone, also known as vibro-compression under vacuum, is a formerly-patented technology [2] [3] invented in the early-1970s [citation needed] by Breton S.p.A. [4]Nowadays most manufacturers of engineered stone use similar technology, typically involving quartz and a resin binder combined under vacuum, and compressed under heat into a desired form such as a countertop slab.

  8. A monster diamond, ancient lipstick and erotic Roman ... - AOL

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    History-making cave art. Nearly 700 miles southwest of Buenos Aires, archaeologists from Argentina and Chile discovered the earliest known cave paintings in South America. Dating back 8,200 years ...

  9. Faceting machine - Wikipedia

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    If a round stone with eightfold symmetry is being cut, the index will be set at 0, 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48 and 56 for each of the main facets around the stone. If a square stone is being cut, only 0, 16, 32 and 48 would be used. Angle Adjustment/Goniometer: Faceting machines differ greatly in the mechanism for setting the angle of the facet ...