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Author: Thomas Baggs

HomePosted by Thomas Baggs
January 28, 2025
Expert Q&As
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Snapshot: Thomas Baggs, Co-Director

With specialisations in failure investigation and mineralogical testing services, Thomas Baggs is a keen problem solver who enjoys a challenge. Get to know Tom, Co-Director and Sci

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September 1, 2024
Mineralogical ExaminationTechnical articles
by Thomas Baggs

Magnified images of stone: What’s inside? 

Have you ever wondered what the vibrant colours and unique forms in magnified images of stone represent?

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Image showing block of stone being wet sawed
October 3, 2023
Mineralogical ExaminationTechnical articles
by Thomas Baggs

Will Crystalline silica concerns see engineered stone banned?  

Two decades after the complete ban of asbestos in Australia, the dangers of respirable crystalline silica are now in the spotlight...

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Specialist technician looking through microscope for petrographic analysis
January 20, 2023
Mineralogical ExaminationTechnical articles
by Thomas Baggs

Using petrography to evaluate dimension stone

What is petrographic analysis, what can it reveal, and why is it such a valuable tool in the evaluation of dimension stone?

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Asbestiform tremolite fibres
July 28, 2021
Mineralogical ExaminationTechnical articles
by Thomas Baggs

Asbestos in dimension stone: The dangers and how to minimise risk

The use of asbestos has been banned in Australia since 2003, but did you know that it can be naturally present in dimension stone such as some marbles and granites?

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