Dimension stone machines that put on flat or rounded edges, and interconnecting conveyors to move the stone from the slab input to the final tile product. The stone for tiles is most commonly marble, but often is granite, and sometimes limestone, slate, or quartz-based stone. Common colors are white and light earth colors. Much of the stone for this application is produced in Italy and China. Stone monuments include tombstones, grave markers or as mausoleums. After being gangsawed into big deep (up to wide and over 6 inches deep) slabs, smaller saws or guillotines (they break the granite and make the rough
Shining Stone Community Action in 2002; the co-founder and president is Song Qinghua. The NGO closely cooperates with national and foreign foundations including Canadian Harmony Foundation, German Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, Chinese Vantone Foundation, and American Ford Foundation. The organization also carries out pilot projects and gives trainings on behalf of Chinese authorities (e.g. Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs and Beijing Hepingli Sub-District). The American Ford Foundation has supported SCCA's mission and activities since the founding of the NPO in 2002. Shining Stone Community Action Shining Stone Community Action (SSCA; Chinese: 社区参与行动) is a Beijing-based non-profit organization whose mission is to engage citizens in public decision making.