WHITE ITALIAN MARBLES

 Italian marbles are the ones with more long lasting history during the centuries, along with the Greek marbles. Roma Empire quarried and processed the marble from the Carrara Mountains to dress its sumptuous palaces and villas.

Now the Italian marbles come again taking the stage, and it is hugely demanded around the world for any kind of project in which the stone ought to be the breaking decoration.

Here in Spain the Italian marbles are imported in 2 ways, or in finished slabs or in blocks to be cut and processed here in our plants.

A brief tour for the available Italian marbles that you can find here in Spain, to be used in the inner market or also for export, as prices are steadier from the imposed ones by the Italian dealers. There are many types, and usually are a confusion with trade ground names, types, designs…as all of the blocks are quarried in the same area.

Carrara Marble.

Carrara Marble

The most common and more competitive in price range. Its background (and its price) varies from white to soft grey, and myriad of tiny veining crossing the surface. There are many variations, from 45º veining, to brecciato desings.

Carrara Gioia marble.


Carrara Gioia

Carrara Gioia is a solid white background marble, crossed by bold grey veining and punctuated with speckles against a stark white background. The classical Italian marble for excellence. 

Arabescato.

Arabescato Marble

A white pattern with grey undulations that circle white areas like islands. There are many types depending on the quarry of origin.

Arabescato Vagli

Arabescato Vagli

 
Typically grey to pearl white in its background with straight and strong veining of dark grey stripes.

Calacatta

That marble has a brecciatto pattern, with swirling veining of different tonalities, from light grey to gold. There is surnamed depending on the type of veining (grey, gold, purple…)

Calacatta Corchia.

Calacatta Corchia

Mix of a white and cream background tones, with its signature veining of grey and charcoal, creating a very dramatic effect.

 Calacatta Caldia.

Calacatta Caldia

An impressive Italian material available in Spain in slab format. Its white-pearl background with wavy dark grey veining in a brecciato pattern produces a design that will enhance any ambience.

Statuario

Statuario

 
Is one of the most demanded but also the expensive and difficult to find. Over a white background are painted both tiny and heavy defined dark grey veining with the appearance of real human veins and arteries.

Statuarietto

Statuarietto

Also named Carrara venato. A precious natural stone quarried in Italy. Characterized by defined tiny stripes and veining with islands of charcoal color that cross the pure white shiny background.

For more information a fine article made by Dr. Piero Primavori,

https://www.litosonline.com/en/article/different-varieties-marble-carrara

Available WHITE ITALIAN MARBLE in Spain can be viewed in our web page

https://marble.marmorama.es/etiqueta-producto/white-italian-marble/

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