GEOLOGY
·Q2 · 2026
Why Bijolia sandstone sits where it does.
The Vindhyan Supergroup is one of the largest preserved sedimentary basins on Earth. Bijolia sits on its western edge. Why that geology produces the stone it does.
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06 · FIELD NOTES
Editorialbriefsfromthebelt.
Geology. Process. Trade. Written from the quarry.
Short briefs covering the working knowledge behind the catalogue. Useful for specifiers, traders, and anyone working with Indian sandstone for the first time.
PROCESS
·Q2 · 2026
Calibration, explained.
A 22mm Kandla Grey slab shouldn't arrive at 24mm. Tolerance is the unsung discipline of the export trade. How we hit it, batch after batch.
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TRADE
·Q2 · 2026
FOB, FOR, CIF: what UK buyers actually need.
The shipping terms most often confused — and what they mean for your landed cost. A practical primer for first-time importers.
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GEOLOGY
·Q1 · 2026
The colour of stone: where it comes from.
Iron oxidation, organic content, mineral inclusion. Why Autumn Brown is brown and Kandla Grey is grey, written in the rock.
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NETWORK
·Q1 · 2026
Allied does not mean traded.
How direct-source allied relationships work in practice — and what separates them from the broker chains that dominate the trade.
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PROCESS
·Q1 · 2026
Hand-picking: what we actually inspect.
A short field guide to the inspection criteria — grain consistency, edge condition, surface uniformity, dimensional tolerance.
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The Field Notes letter.
One brief per month. Geology, process, or trade. Sent only to specifiers and importers.
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