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Article: Quarrying basalt from generation to generation: since 1925, Basaltina Srl has operated as a leading producer of lava stone--supplying its material for numerous projects in Italy and abroad.
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- Stone World
- Article date:
- May 1, 2006
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Located just outside the village of Bagnoregio in the Lazio region of Italy, the basalt quarries owned by Basaltina Srl cover 600,000 square meters. The company has been in business since 1925, when Giuseppe Tecchi Cristofori Celiani purchased several small quarries in the area from local craftsmen and joined them together to form one operation. Today, Basaltina remains a family business, producing approximately 2 million square feet of basalt per year for a worldwide market.
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Basaltina[R], as the material has been named, is a light gray basalt which has been known since the Roman times as Pietra Aniciana. Because this lava stone ...