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Hainan · Leiqiong
UNESCO Geopark
Hainan's Volcanic Coast
Not every volcanic stone can stand a second flame. Ours can.
Each REFIRE tile begins on the northern coast of Hainan Island, China — inside Leiqiong UNESCO Global Geopark, one of the world's most intact Quaternary volcanic landscapes. Over a million years ago, lava rose through fissures beneath the sea and cooled fast enough to lock its bubbles, mineral flow and crystal structure into stone.
We quarry only the microporous basalt born from those eruptions. Hainan's grey andesite — visually similar, geologically different — cannot survive what comes next. We tested it. The fire told us no.
