List of types of marble

The following is a list of various types of marble according to location.

Marble from Fauske in Norway.
Blocks of Carrara marble in Italy.

(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
  • Sinai Pearl Marble
  • Milly Grey Marble
  • Sunny Marble
  • Alabaster Marble

Ethiopia

  • Dalati marble which is found in Western Oromia, is white in color processed in Addis Ababa and used for decorating floors and walls.

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

Europe

Marble quarry in Naxos, Greece.

Belgium

Czech Republic

A stoup from brown Slivenec marble in the church in Dobřichovice

See webpage Dekorační kameny etc.

France

Germany

Greece

Ireland

Italy

North Macedonia

Norway

  • Fauske marble

Romania

Poland

Portugal

  • Rosa aurora marble

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

Oceania

New Zealand

  • Takaka Marble

Endnotes

These entries are actually "false" marble, near-marble, or marble mis-nomers:

  1. ^ Geologists consider Ashford Black Marble to be a type of carboniferous limestone.
  2. ^ Geologists consider Connemara marble to be a type of serpentinite.
  3. ^ Geologists consider Purbeck Marble to be a type of limestone.
  4. ^ Geologists consider Sussex Marble to be a type of limestone.
  5. ^ Geologists consider St. Genevieve marble to be an oolitic limestone.
  6. ^ Geologists consider Tennessee marble to be a compressed limestone.

See also

References

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