Thundereggs look like regular rocks from the outside, but contain intricate and colorful mineral patterns inside — often made ...
Stone has been the backbone of British and Irish construction for millennia, from Stonehenge to Georgian townhouses, and its relevance has never diminished. In contemporary construction projects ...
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AILSA CRAIG, Scotland (AP) — If you’re looking to strike gold — silver or bronze, too — look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles off the coast of southwest Scotland is the source of the ...
Ailsa Craig is an uninhabited isle off the coast of southwest Scotland and the source of the super-dense granite used to make curling stones for the Winter Olympics. It features both “common green” ...