STEP 1 –
Identifying the stoneQuerying one or more databases of photographs of Natural Stones to identify the type of stone that want to restore and download the technical data sheet
| List of Databases for Visual Identification of Natural Stones | |
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| Using database keys or intuition, try to find the stone aesthetically more like your stone. It is not necessary to establish the exact designation of the stone, but it is sufficient to identify the belonging to the categories treated in this site (marble, limestone, granite, sandstone, terrazzo) | |
 | Professional Database by Abraxas with photos at various magnifications for each stone, contains 18,000 photos |
 | Naturstein Magazine database, based on Deutches-Natursteinarchiv |
 | Graniteland's Natural Stone Magazine Database, 1600 type of granites and marbles, supplier information |
 | Marble workers of Lombardy-Italy, stones of the Alps and Italy with technical sheet |
 | Commercial search engine with a large archive of Natural Stones with small technical sheet; poor picture quality |
 | Catalog of stones with not always detailed technical sheets, mediocre pictures |
 | Catalog of natural stones of marble workers of Verona |
 | Catalog of natural stones of marble workers of Chiampo |
| Photo catalog | Large catalog of marble and granite photographs on a commercial site |