Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Prayers beads hang waiting to be sold as Shia Muslim pilgrims arrive to take part in a religious ...

A Northern Michigan favorite, Petoskey stones can be found in virtually every souvenir shop this side of the Toledo Strip. It’s really nothing to buy a couple of polished stones and toss them in with ...

Workers working in the agate industries are dying of silicosis in regular interval for last 40 years in Khambhat. Families are wiped out totally. But there is no respite from the death trap of ...

Marty Schaerer has been rocking and rolling for years. She’s also been cutting, sanding, polishing, setting, and searching for years. That’s because Schaerer makes one-of-a-kind jewelry out of agate ...

Ahmedabad, Feb 6 (PTI) The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has decided to set up a common cutting and polishing facility to combat the deadly silicosis disease afflicting most of ...

The result is disastrous. To make agate grinding and polishing safe, manufacturers need to use a combination of water and suction to knock down the deadly silica dust and prevent workers from ...