Before your next stone purchase
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with confidence.
Understand the material, check the evidence, and ask the right questions before you commit to a lot.
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01 / MATERIAL NOTESWhat should
you check?Know the material. Confirm the lot.
Material study · Illustration, not a photographed lotyou check?Know the material. Confirm the lot.
For people who buy stone with their eyes open.Material guidance Clearer decisions Considered introductions
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The Market DeskKnow the trade.
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Read the context.
What the customs code covers. Where the numbers come from. Why a global figure needs a little explanation.
Open the trade statistics deskReading the trade / a starting point
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Worked monumental or building stone
Scope before scale.Source before claim.
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