Bianco Carrara   Families of Marble   Calacatta Fantastico

Walter S. Arnold, Sculptor/Stone Carver

Chicago, U.S.A.

There are over 3000 varieties of natural stone available in the U.S. Market.

This collection illustrates representative examples of the major families of  MARBLE.  The groups indicate the color and characteristics of each family. Select an individual family to view thumbnail previews of those marbles. Individual marbles can be viewed by clicking on the thumbnails. You can also view the marbles using the alphabetized list

This page is offered as a reference and resource presenting the wide variety of beautiful marble available. I don't stock or sell this marble, but I use it to create individual hand carved fireplaces and sculpture. Please visit stonecarver.com to see my work and to learn more about stone and carving. 
I have more marble images available on marblestudio.com

marble - natural stone, enduring beauty

Arabescato Rosa Rosso Travertino
Azul / Azzuro / Bardiglio / Beola / Nero
Verde Bianco Carrara Bianco Statuario More Bianco
Botticino / Breccia / Calacatta Perlato / Perlino / Portoro / Pietra
Cremo / Duchessa / Emperator / Fior Di Pesco / Fosile / Grigio
Moncervetto / Noisette / Palissandro / Peperino / Serizzo / Serpeggiante
Miscellaneous 1 Miscellaneous 2

Bardiglio Nuvolato

You can also view the list of Marble varieties in alphabetical order

Note that almost all Green Marble is actually Serpentine, not Marble. From a usage and commercial standpoint, this distinction doesn't matter, but it does put these stones in a different, and higher, import duty classification in the United States. The customs departments of most other countries do not make this distinction. In a similar vein, Black Granite is generally Basalt, and is charged a higher import duty.

 

 

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