The Worlds most popular marbles by Dr. Daniel Pivko List A-C
COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE COMMERCIAL TYPE |
COLOURS |
PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE |
WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT |
GEO-LOGICAL AGE |
OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES |
SIMILAR STONES |
bASIS OF NAME |
AFYON WHITE Turkey, Afyon marble |
white (grayish, yellowish) |
marble |
0.1% |
Paleozoic limestones metamor-phosed probably in Terciery |
AFYON, A. bEYAZ, incorrect names with: AFION, APHYON, similar variety: AFYON SUGAR (A. YELLOW, A. HONEY WHITE) |
bIANCO CARRARA UNITO and CREMA DELICATO (Italy), bLANCO MACAEL (Spain), THASSOS WHITE and PENTELIKON (Greece), SIVEC (Macedonia) |
AFYON = city, province |
AGHIA MARINA Greece, Attiki marble |
white + light grey, cloudy |
marble |
(0.1%) |
limestones metamor-phosed in Terciery |
SEMI-WHITE OF AGHIA MARINA, SANTA MARINA, incorrect name: AGIA MARINA |
PILLION WHITE (Greece), partially GREY OF ALIVERY (Greece) |
AGHIA MARINA = town (Saint Mary) |
ARAbESCATO marble |
white – greyish fragments in light to dark grey backround |
brecciated marble, fine-grained |
0.15-0.25% |
Jurassic limestones metamor-phosed during Terciery |
varieties: ARAbESCATO VAGLI, A. CORCHIA, A. CERVAIOLE, A. CARRARA, A. FANIELLO, A. ARNI, A. MOSSA, A. FANTASTICO, A. GIOIA |
partially bIANCO bROUILLE, bIANCO MADIELLE, PIASTRACCIA, STATUARIO VENATO and some CALACATTA (Italy) |
ARAbESCATO = approximately ornamental, decorative; traditional name for the marble type |
AURISINA Italy, Friuli – Venezia Giullia marble |
grey-beige + brown-grey + cream |
fossiliferous limestone (with rudists)
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0.1-1.2% (medium compact limestone) |
Cretaceous |
varieties: AURISINA FIORITA (A. FIORITO), A. GRANITELLO, A. CHIARA, REPEN CLASSICO, REPEN ZOLLA, FIOR DI MARE, ROMAN STONE |
partially VALTURA (Croatia), VINKURAN (Croatia), VESELJE (Croatia), LUCIA (Slovenia), MIRAbELLE (Portugal), MOLEANOS AZUL (Portugal) |
AURISINA = site |
COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE COMMERCIAL TYPE |
COLOURS |
PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE |
WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT |
GEO-LOGICAL AGE |
OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES |
SIMILAR STONES |
bASIS OF NAME |
AZUL CIELO Argentina, Cordoba marble |
light blue, white bluish (yellowish, greyish) waves |
marble |
0.15-0.2% |
? |
bLUE SKY (the same name also for brazilian marble – AZUL CELESTE) |
AZUL CELESTE (brazil), AZZURRO ACQUAMARINA (brazil), CHILLAGOE MARbLE (Australia) |
AZUL CIELO = sky blue |
bARDIGLIO Italy, Toscana marble |
grey, dark grey and light grey spots, clouds, streaks, veins |
marble, fine-grained |
0.1-0.2% |
Jurassic limestones metamor-phosed during Terciery |
varieties: bARDIGLIO IMPERIALE (SCURO or CHIARO), b. NUVOLATO (NUVOLATO APUANO), bARDIGLIETTO, bARDIGLIO bLUETTE, b. FIORITO, b. COSTA, b. CAPELLA, bLUE VENATO D`ITALIA |
bARDIGLIO IMPERIALE: partially AFYON GREY (Turkey), GREY OF TRANOVALTOS and bLACK OF DAMASTA (Greece), b. NUVOLATO: RUIVINA (Portugal), AFYON TIGER SKIN (Turkey), partially bHAINSLANA bLACK (India), TRIGACHES (Portugal), SOLAR GREY (USA), MONCERVETTO (Italy) |
bARDIGLIO = traditional name for this marble type |
bEAUMANIERE |
cream-beige with gold waved belts (spots) |
oolitic (?) limestone |
(2-6.5%) |
probably Jurassic |
varieties: bEAUMANIERE LIGHT, b. DARK, b. CLASSIC; incorrect names: bEAUMANNIERE, bEAUMENIERE |
PIERRE DE NOD and bEAUVILLON (France), partially bEAUHARNAIS (France), CHASSAGNE (France), MOCA CREME FINE GRAIN (Portugal), some SEMI-RIJO (Portugal) |
bEAUMANIERE = artificial word from French words |
bELGIAN bLACK belgium, Namur marble |
black |
micritic limestone
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0.1-0.15% (compact limestone) |
Devonian |
NOIR DE bELGIQUE, NERO bELGIO |
MACEDONIAN bLACK (Greece) |
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COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE COMMERCIAL TYPE |
COLOURS |
PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE |
WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT |
GEO-LOGICAL AGE |
OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES |
SIMILAR STONES |
bASIS OF NAME |
bIANCO CARRARA Italy, Toscana marble |
white – greyish (grey shade increases from b to D) with light grey spots (UNITO) or grey thin veins (VENATO) |
marble (some veined), fine-grained |
0.1-0.2% |
Jurassic limestones metamor-phosed during Terciery |
CARRARA WHITE, CARRARA MARbLE, CARRARA, incorrect names with: CARARA, CARRERA, pure varieties: bIANCO CARRARA C („C“), b. C. CD (C/D, „CD“), b. C. D, b. C. UNITO (b, C, D), bIANCO ORDINARIO, bIANCO ARNI, bIANCO LAVAGNINA, STATUARIO ALTISSIMO, ORTO DI DONNA, bIANCO P, bIANCO ACQUAbIANCA, veined varieties: b. C. VENATO (C, D), (bIANCO) VENATO GIOIA, (bIANCO) VENATINO GIOIA, bIANCO MADIELLE
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bIANCO CARRARA UNITO: bIANCO LASA (Italy), bLANCO MACAEL (Spain), PENTELIKON, PIGHES, VERIA, PAROS MARbLE, NESTOS WHITE and THASSOS (Greece), SIVEC (Macedonia), AGARIA and AMbAJI WHITE (India), AFYON WHITE and MUGLA W. (Turkey), ALAbAMA WHITE (USA); bIANCO CARRARA VENATO: bIANCO VENATO VAGLI and bIANCO VENATINO STATUARIO (Italy), partially ULIANO VENATO (Italy), MAKRANA ALbETA (India), ROYAL DANbY (USA) |
CARRARA = town |
bIANCO PERLINO Italy, Veneto marble |
white-cream with waved darker veins |
micritic limestone with stylolites |
0.1-0.2% (compact limestone) |
Jurassic - Cretaceous |
bIANCONE, PERLINO bIANCO, bIANCO ASIAGO, bIANCONE ASIAGO |
PIETRA LESSINIA bIANCA (Italy), partially CREMO bELLO (Turkey), bRANCO DO MAR (Portugal), according structure: ROSA PERLINO (Italy) |
bIANCO = white, PERLINO = light cream-coloured horse, bIANCONE = bird of prey |
bLANCO MACAEL Spain, Andalucia marble |
white (greyish streaks) |
marble, medium-grained |
0.05-0.15% |
Triassic limestones metamor-phosed during Terciery |
WHITE MACAEL (MARbLE), M. WHITE (MARbLE), varieties: bLANCO TRANCO, b. RIO, b. LIJAR, GRIS MACAEL
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partially bIANCO CARRARA and bIANCO LASA (Italy), PENTELIKON, PIGHES, VERIA and THASSOS (Greece), SIVEC (Macedonia), AGARIA and AMbAJI WHITE (India), AFYON WHITE and MUGLA W. (Turkey) |
MACAEL = site |
bOTTICINO Italy, Lombardia marble |
cream-beige with cream spots |
fossiliferous limestone (with oncoids) |
0.15-0.2% (compact limestone) |
Jurassic |
varieties: bOTTICINO CLASSICO, bOTTICINO SEMICLASSICO, bOTTICINO FIORITO |
GALALA (Egypt), ROYAL bOTTICINO (Iran), TRANI CLASSICO (Italy), bURSA bEIGE (Turkey), bEIGE OF LIGOURIO (Greece) |
bOTTICINO = site |
COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE COMMERCIAL TYPE |
COLOURS |
PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE |
WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT |
GEO-LOGICAL AGE |
OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES |
SIMILAR STONES |
bASIS OF NAME |
bRECCIA AURORA Italy, Lombardia marble |
beige, gold, cream, brown |
limestone breccia |
0.2-0.45% (compact limestone) |
Jurassic |
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partially GIALLO REALE, bRECCIA ONICIATA, GIALLO PROVENZA and bRECCIA PERNICE (Italy), SARRANCOLIN OPERA and NOISETTE FLEURY (France), KOKINOVRACHOS (Greece) |
bRECCIA = rock from broken pieces |
bRECCIA ONICIATA Italy, Lombardia marble |
beige, cream, gold |
limestone breccia |
0.2-0.45% (compact limestone) |
Jurassic |
variety: bRECCIA DAMASCATA (bRECCIA ONICIATA DAMASCATA), incorrect with ONICATA, ONICATO, DAMASCATTA |
partially bRECCIA AURORA and CREMA MORA (Italy), bRECCIA OF KARNEZEIKA (Greece), bILECIK bEIGE (Turkey), NAPOLEON GRAND MELANGE (France), CHIAMPO MANDORLATO (Italy) |
bRECCIA = rock from broken pieces; ONICIATA = of onyx appearance (banded) |
bRECCIA PERNICE Italy, Veneto marble |
brown-red, beige, cream, pink |
limestone breccia |
0.2-0.45% (compact limestone) |
Jurassic |
bRECHE PERNICE |
partially bRECCIA AURORA, ARAbESCATO ORObICO, GIALLO REALE and MACCHIA VECCHIA (Italy), RODOHORI (Greece), NOISETTE FLEURY (France) |
bRECCIA = rock from broken pieces; PERNICE = partridge (bird) |
bRECHA TAVIRA Portugal, Faro marble
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rose-beige, brown-grey |
dolomitic limestone breccia |
0.2-0.6% (compact limestone) |
Jurassic |
bRECCIA TAVIRA, bRECHE TAVIRA, varieties: bRECHA TAVIRA VERMELHA, CARAMEL ROSE (bR. TAVIRA ROSE), CAFÉ ROSITA, bRECHA PEROLA (b. LIOZ) |
partially bRECHA ROSADA and MARRON EMPERADOR (Spain), bRUN FLEURI and bRECHE NOUVELLE (France), RASOTICA (Croatia) |
bRECHA = breccia - rock from broken pieces; TAVIRA = town |
COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE COMMERCIAL TYPE |
COLOURS |
PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE |
WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT |
GEO-LOGICAL AGE |
OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES |
SIMILAR STONES |
bASIS OF NAME |
bRECHE NOUVELLE France, Languedoc-Roussillon marble |
brown-grey dark and light, beige-gold, white |
limestone breccia |
(0.1%) (compact limestone) |
Jurassic |
bRECCIA NOUVELLE, incorrect names with NOVELLE, NOUVELLA, NOVELLA |
partially MARRON EMPERADOR (Spain), bRECHA TAVIRA (Portugal), bRECCIA PARADISO (Italy), bRECHA PORTUGUESA (Portugal), SAINT JEAN FLEURI (France) |
bRECHE = breccia - rock from broken pieces; NOUVELLE = Port la Nouvelle site |
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CALACATTA Italy, Toscana marble |
white – greyish fragments in beige, grey, brown or brown-red, backround |
brecciated marble, fine-grained |
0.1-0.25% |
Jurassic limestones metamor-phosed during Terciery |
CALACATA; varieties: CALACATTA VAGLI, C. VAGLI EXTRA, C. VAGLI ROSATO, C. ORO (GOLD), C. MACCHIA ORO, C. CREMO, C. CARRARA, C. CRESTOLA, C. GREY, C. bIANCO, C. FANTASIA; incorrect names with CALCATTA |
bRECCIA ROSATA VERSILIA, partially PAONAZZO and PAONAZZETTO (Italy), MUGLA SUGAR and AFYON HONEY (Turkey), IMPERIAL DANbY (USA), VOLAKAS (Greece) |
CALACATTA = traditional name for this marble type |
CALIZA CAPRI Spain, Andalucia limestone |
cream with beige points |
oolitic limestone |
1-2.5% |
Jurassic - Cretaceous |
CREMA CAPRI |
CREMA MARFIL, CREMA EUROPA and C. bEIDA (Spain), partially SEMI-RIO DO ARRIMAL (Portugal) |
CALIZA = limestone, CAPRI = goat, maybe according Cabra town |
CIPOLLINO APUANO Italy, Toscana marble |
white, light green, grey bands, streaks and waves |
marble, fine-grained |
0.1-0.2% |
Mesozoic limestones metamor-phosed during Terciery |
VERDE CIPOLLINO (APUANO), not quite correct names: C. VERDE, C. MARbLE, MARMO C. because of misleading with similar marble from Greece; varieties: FANTASTICO, ZEbRINO |
GREEN OF STYRA (Greece), partially GREEN SHADOW (Greece), LOTUS GREEN (China), INDO-ITALIAN (India) |
CIPOLLINO = traditional name for this marble type = little onion (onion-like belts) |
COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE COMMERCIAL TYPE |
COLOURS |
PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE |
WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT |
GEO-LOGICAL AGE |
OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES |
SIMILAR STONES |
bASIS OF NAME |
CHIAMPO Italy, Veneto marble |
beige (rose), grainy with grey-brownish veins |
fossiliferous limestone with nummulites and stylolites |
0.15-0.5% (medium compact limestone) |
Paleogene |
CHIAMPO ROSATO, C. PAGLIERINO, C. MANDORLATO, C. PERLATO |
partially ROSA TEA (Turkey), MOCA CREME (Portugal), SILVIA and SUNNY (Egypt), bEIGE OF IOANNINA and bEIGE OF MISSOLONGI (Greece) |
CHIAMPO = town |
CHINA bLACK China marble |
black with white veins |
micritic limestone with veinlets |
(0.1-0.2%) (compact limestone) |
Paleozoic - Mesozoic |
NERO CHINA |
NOIR SAINT LAURENT (France), NEGRO MARQUINA (Spain), TOROS bLACK (Turkey), partially bLACK OF DAMASTA and bLACK OF CRESTA (Greece) |
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COMbLANCHIEN France, bourgogne limestone |
beige-cream with rare darker spots |
oolitic limestone |
(0.5%) |
Jurassic |
COMbLANCHIEN CLAIR, COMbLANCHIEN LM |
CORTON (France), VIDRACO ATAIJA (Portugal), bURSA bEIGE (Turkey), TRANI CLASSICO (Italy) |
COMbLAN-CHIEN = site |
COTSWOLD STONE United Kingdom, Gloucestershire limestone |
beige up to gold |
oolitic limestone (with some fossils) |
7.5-11% |
Jurassic |
COTSWOLD LIMESTONE, COTSWOLD, varieties: COTSWOLD bUFF, C. HILL QUARRY CREAM, C.H.Q. HONEY, WEATHERED C. |
partially SAINT MARC JAUNE, CHASSAGNE and COMbLANCHIEN (France), JERUSALEM GOLD (Israel) |
COTSWOLD = Cotswold Hills |
COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE COMMERCIAL TYPE |
COLOURS |
PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE |
WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT |
GEO-LOGICAL AGE |
OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES |
SIMILAR STONES |
bASIS OF NAME |
Spain, Murcia limestone |
cream with beige-grey points |
oolitic limestone |
(0.2-1%) |
Jurassic - Cretaceous |
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CALIZA CAPRI, CREMA bEIDA and C. MARFIL (Spain) |
CREMA = cream |
CREMA MARFIL Spain,Valencia and Murcia marble |
cream with beige points |
fossiliferous limestone with algae and nummulites |
0.15-0.2% (0.1-0.5%) (compact limestone) |
Paleogene |
varieties: CREMA MARFIL CLASICO (CLASSICO), C. M. ZAFRA, C. M. COTO, C. M. EXTRA, C. M. SELECT; not quite correct: CREAM MARFIL, CREMA MARFIM (brazilian granite) |
CALIZA CAPRI, CREMA bEIDA and C. EUROPA (Spain) |
CREMA = cream; MARFIL = ivory |
CREMA VALENCIA Spain, Valencia marble |
gold - beige (pinkish) with rose veins |
micritic limestone with fossils and stylolites |
0.15-0.4% (compact limestone) |
probably Jurassic |
not quite correct: CREAM VALENCIA, CREME V.; variety: ROSA VALENCIA |
partially ALPENINA (Portugal), TRANI FIORITO and FILETTO ROSSO (Italy), bEIGE bRECCIA OF MYCENAE (Greece), ARYA FILETO ROSSO and PARS FILETO ROSSO (Iran), ROSALIA (Turkey) |
CREMA = cream; VALENCIA = city and country |
CREMO DELICATO Italy, Toscana marble |
white – yellowish with gold streaks |
marble, fine-grained |
0.1-0.2% |
Jurassic limestones metamor-phosed during Terciery |
CREMA DELICATO |
partially CIPOLLINO DORATO, PALISSANDRO CLASSICO and CALACATTA VAGLI (Italy), AFYON SUGAR and AFYON YELLOW (Turkey), PENTELIKON (Greece), ESTREMOZ CREME (Portugal) |
CREMO = cream; DELICATO = delicate |