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Stone Arts of Alaska has been selling raw
stone to sculptors since 1995. Click on the links below to learn more
about our stone and to see photos of available raw material.
Click on Sculpture, Functional Art, and Garden Art to see finished examples of
each stone. Click on Price List to see prices and
availability. Find descriptions of
NEW FINDS under
Other Stone
A note on all Alaskan stone. All the stone
sold by Stone Arts of Alaska comes from the coastal area of southeast
Alaska. This area offers such a rich variety of beautiful stone because
it has been so tectonically active over its geologic history - many different geologic terranes have “docked’ onto the North American plate here, many tectonically-driven metamorphosing events, e.g. the rise of granitic plutons, have infused
color and pattern into adjacent limestones. But, there is the other
side - all this pushing and shoving of geologic plates has also
caused considerable fracturing. In most instances, the
fractures are
"healed"- solidly filled in and glued by calcite deposited over time
by water passing through. Now, as attractive white, pink, yellow, gold,
or brown stylolites, they add another beautiful patterning to the
stone. When "healed", the stone retains full integrity. If
unhealed (do the fractures retain water?), the sculptor should anticipate
using a thin penetrating glue. Alaskan stone should
always be ground, not chipped.
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