List of types of marble
The following is a list of various types of marble according to location.
(NB: Marble-like stone which is not true marble according to geologists is included, but is indicated by italics and an endnote).
Africa
Egypt
- Galala Marble[citation needed]
- Sinai Pearl Marble
- Milly Grey Marble
- Sunny Marble
- Alabaster Marble[citation needed]
Ethiopia
- Dalati marble which is found in Western Oromia, is white in color processed in Addis Ababa and used for decorating floors and walls.[citation needed]
Tunisia
- Giallo antico — also known as Numidian marble (marmor numidicum in Latin), was a yellow marble quarried in Roman times from the area of Chemtou, ancient Simmithu
Asia
India
- Makrana Marble - White Marble also known as Sangemarmar. Used in the Construction of the Taj Mahal, India.
- Green Marble - Green marble also known as Verde India Marble. Used in the construction of the United Nation General Assembly. This is a serpentine stone.
Turkey
Mugla White Marble
Milas Lilac Marble
Karaoz Black Marble
Grigio Pineta
Calacatta Karaoz
Ottoman Beige
Emprador
Bianco Rosa
Iceberg
Blue Jeans
Afyon Sugar
Kastamonu Beige
Honey Onyx
Denizli Travertine
Europe
Belgium
Czech Republic
See webpage Dekorační kameny etc.
- Slivenec marble (slivenecký mramor), from Barrandien, Slivenec and Radotín (Cikánka, Horní Kopanina, Na Špičce, Hvížďalka quarries), Prague: reddish, rose, brown, grey, spotted with veins. From old times quarried by the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star order which received the Slivenec village in 1253 from Wenceslaus I Přemyslid, the Bohemian king. In 1923, the order sold the quarries to a private company.
- Karlík marble (karlický mramor) from Barrandien, Karlík, Prague-West District: black with gold-yellow-colour veins
- Podol marble from Vápenný Podol, Chrudim District: white, grey-white, rosy
- Křtiny marble (křtinský mramor) from Křtiny, Blansko District: grey, rosy, reddish
- Cetechovice marble (cetechovický mramor) from Cetechovice, Kroměříž District: white
- Český Šternberk marble (šternberský mramor) from Český Šternberk, Benešov District, white
- Pernštejn marble (pernštejnský mramor) from Nedvědice, Brno-Country District, white
- Nehodiv marble (nehodivský mramor) from Nehodiv, Klatovy District, grey
- Lipová marble (lipovský mramor) from Horní Lipová, Jeseník District, dark and light-coloured
- Sněžník marble (sněžníkovský mramor) from Horní Morava, Ústí nad Orlicí District, light-coloured
- Supíkovice marble (supíkovický mramor) from Supíkovice, Jeseník District
France
Germany
Greece
- Cipollino marble
- Hymettus marble
- Parian marble
- Pentelic marble
- Skyros marble
- Thassos marble
- Volakas marble
Ireland
- Connemara marble (Verd antique, serpentine marble)[B]
- Kilkenny marble
Italy
- Arabescatto marble
- Botticino marble
- Calacatta marble
- Carrara marble
- Pavonazzo marble
- Red Verona marble
- Rosso di Levanto marble
- Siena marble
North Macedonia
- Sivec (Bianco Sivec)
Norway
Romania
Poland
- Green Marianna marble and White Marianna marble from the Śnieżnik Mountains,[1]
Portugal
Russia
Spain
- Crema Marfil
- Macael marble
- Nero Marquina
- Al-Andalus Red
- Dark Emperador
- Costa Sol Bronze
- San Cristobal Ivory Cream
Sweden
North America
United States
- Creole marble
- Etowah marble
- Murphy Marble
- St. Genevieve marble[E]
- Sylacauga marble
- Tennessee marble[F]
- Vermont marble
- Tuckahoe marble
- Yule Marble
Oceania
New Zealand
- Takaka Marble[citation needed]
Endnotes
These entries are actually "false" marble, near-marble, or marble mis-nomers:
- ^ Geologists consider Ashford Black Marble to be a type of carboniferous limestone.
- ^ Geologists consider Connemara marble to be a type of serpentinite.
- ^ Geologists consider Purbeck Marble to be a type of limestone.
- ^ Geologists consider Sussex Marble to be a type of limestone.
- ^ Geologists consider St. Genevieve marble to be an oolitic limestone.
- ^ Geologists consider Tennessee marble to be a compressed limestone.
See also
References
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