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I would like to express my gratitude to Prof. Harsh Gupta, President, Geological Society of India, Bangalore, for inviting me to contribute to this IUGS Heritage Stones editorial. A special thanks to the HSS board (past and present) and voting members who made significant contributions to the IUGS-Heritage Stone recognition criteria. Special thanks to Angela Ehling (Vice-Chair, ICG) and Victor Cardenes (Secretary-HSS) for many virtual and in-person meetings to enhance the procedure and criteria for IUGS-Heritage Stone designation. My gratitude to Prof. Dolores Pereira, former SG-HSS, for introducing me to the world of Heritage Stones, which has transformed my perspective of natural stones utilised in heritage monuments as an intrinsic aspect of Geoheritage that preserves our cultural heritage. A special thanks to UNESCO-IUGS-IGCP for funding two IGCP projects in support of heritage stone designation. I’d like to express my gratitude to IUGS for welcoming me as Chair of HSS and a member of the International Commission on Geoheritage. Last but not least, I would want to express my gratitude to Panjab University for allowing me to work on Heritage Stones.
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Kaur, G. Heritage Stone Subcommission: An IUGS Subcommission of the International Commission on Geoheritage. J Geol Soc India 98, 587–590 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12594-022-2030-1
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