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Posted on June 19, 2017 at 5:33 pm by Jacqueline Tabbah
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1. Marbles are not necessarily “Soft” Many people say that marble is a “soft stone,” but really what they mean is that it has a tendency to react to acids. Actually, the minerals in marble are not the softest on the Mohs scale; it is a common misconception that stone softness has a correlation to chemical … ∞
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Posted on April 18, 2016 at 8:54 pm by Jacqueline Tabbah
Comments Off on The Getty Villa: A Marble Marvel in Malibu
I’ve heard of the Getty Center in Los Angeles, but I recently learned about and explored the Getty Villa in Malibu, and here begins my latest adventure in stone! As I stepped onto this remarkable compound, it was as though I was stepping back in time into a gorgeous villa in Herculaneum. This is the … ∞
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