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Name of Stone Origin Color Comments
Diabase     “A compact heavy igneous rock; dark gray, dark green or black. Not used for interior work, although used for inlays, etc., by ancients. The Antique Porphyry or Marmor Lacedaemonium Viride was a Diabase, which according to Hull was taken from between Sparate and Marathon, Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Diadema White Granite Brazil   (5)
Diamond C Pink Marble “Craig Quarries, near Knoxville, Blount County, Tennessee.” USA “Dark reddish pink.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Diamond Pearl Granite Mason, Texas, USA Gray buff to very pale pink Quarried by Texas Granite(1)
Diamond Pink Granite Cold Spring, Minnesota, USA Gray pink with black Quarried by Cold Spring Granite Corp. (1)
Didimon Marble Greece   (5)
Didyma Brown Marble Greece   (5)
Dietenhaan Rot Sandstone Germany   (5)
Dihkergan (location) Dihkergan, Persia   “Near this village in Persia, Tobiz Marble is quarried.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dinan Marble Country of Liege Black AKA "marble of Theé
Dinant Marbles     “See Rouge Fleuri, Rouge Griotte, Rouge Imperial, Rouge Royal and Rouge Vif.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dinorben (Black) Marble “Quarried near Dinorben, Anglesey, Wales.” “Deep blue-black, with small white fossils.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dinorben (Brown) Marble “Quarried near Dinorben, Anglesey, Wales.” “Light brown, with spots and veins of darker shades.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dionissos-Penteli White Marble Greece   (5)
Dionissos Semi-White Marble Greece   (5)
Dionysos, Pentelic Marble     “See Pentelic White Statuary.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Diorite Nera Di Anzola Novara, Italy   Interior and exterior (11)
Disaspre     “See Benou Jaspe.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Disaspre Oriental     “See Numidian Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Diaspro della Rochetta Marble “Quarried at Rochetta, near Siena, Italy.” “Is a mixture of a great variety of colors.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dix Island Granite Dix Island Maine, USA    
Djebel-er-Roos or Mountain of the Capes (location) “Near Kleber, Oran Province, Algeria.”   “Near Kleber, Oran Province, Algerial. On this mountain are located quarries that produce Algerian Serpentine, Antique Dove, Breche Sanquin, Jaspe Rouge, Jaune, Jaune Chiaro Ondate, Jaune Rose, Pavonazzo Rosso and Rose Clair. None of these quarries were in operation in 1923.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Doddington Sandstone Doddington Quarry, near Wooler, Northumberland Stainton Quarry, Barnard Castle, Durham, UK Light to deep purplish pink in colour with some rust colored markings (2)
Dog’s Tooth or Mussel Marble Derbyshire, England   “Name of one of the fossil marbles of Derbyshire, England. Not available.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dokimeion White Marble Dokimeion, Greece    
Dolcetto Perlato Marble (AKA Perlato d'Italia Marble) Trapani, Sicili, Italy, about 50 miles southwest of Palermo    
Dole Marble “Quarried near Dole, Jura, France.” “Purplish red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dolerite     “See Black Dolerite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dolly Varden Marble     “See Knox Pink.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dolomite (Marble)     “According to Merrill, ‘This mineral closely resembles Calcite, but can be readily distinguished by its greater hardness and from its being acted upon but little, if at all, by a dilute of acid. Like calcite, it frequently occurs in compact crystalline massive forms. Many of our marbles are dolomites.’”
Dolomite (Marble) Argentina Golden (5)
Dolomite Alps     “See Tegernsee Dark and Light Reds and the Ruhpoldings.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Donaghcumper     “See Irish Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Donegal     “See Dunlewy.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Donegal Quartzite Larcybrack Quarry, Ireland Larceybrack Quarry, Glencolumbkille, Co. Donegal, Eire, UK Pale buff/grey (2)
Donzio     “Name of one of the Italian Quarries.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dorfprozelten Sandstone Germany   (5)
Dornington Marble “Quarry at Dornington, Herefordshire, England.” “Variegated greenish-gray, whitish yellow spots.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dorset (building stone) “Valley Quarry (Norcross), near South Dorset, Vermont.” USA “Cream tinted to very light faintly-greenish smoke color. ( Vermont State Geological Survey)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dorset B (building stone) “Plateau Quarry, near South Dorset, Vermont.” USA “Light cream-color, clouded with light gray to somke tint. ( Vermont State Geological Survey)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dorset "Commercial White Marble Norcross-West Marble Co. Quarry, Dorset, Vermont, USA White AKA "Dorset White" Marble
"Dorset Dark Green Veined" Marble Norcross-West Marble Co. Quarry, Dorset, Vermont, USA Green  
Dorset Green Bed Marble “Valley Quarry (Norcross), near South Dorset, Vermont.” USA “Faintly greenish to pale cream, with very dark to light greenish-gray streaks. ( Vermont State Geological Survey)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dorset Green Bed Marble Vermont, USA   Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., at some time prior to 1932. (10)
Dorset Italian Marble “Quarried at Dorset, Vermont.” USA “White ground mass, through which are scattered clear grayish-green and dark-green crystals.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dorset Mountain Marble “Blue Ledge Quarry, near East Dorset, Vermont.” USA “Faintly bluish-white tint, irregularly mottled with very light gray. (Vermont State Geological Survey)” “This quarry was opened in 1825 and was known as the Holley, Fields & Kent, or Kent; and later as the Blue Quarry. (Hitchcock).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dorset Mountain Marble Dorset, Vermont (Blue Ledge Quarry), USA Faintly bluish white calcite marble irregularly mottled with very light gray  
Dorset "Plateau" Marble Norcross-West Marble Co. Quarry, Dorset, Vermont, USA White Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (10)
Dorset White     “See Dorset A.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dorsetshire     “See Purbeck.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Doue Marble “Quarry near Doue, Cote d’Or, France.” “Varied shades of purple with white spots.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Doulers (Breccia) “Quarry near Doulers, Nord, France.” “White, gray, red and reddish spots.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dougliska Quarries     “See Galway Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Doulting Stone England Cream Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 (“A cream colored crystalline limestone ranging from fine to coarse-grained, the coarser stone known as the ‘Chelynch’ or ‘Weather Bed,’ is adapted for exterior use, and the ‘Fine Bed’ for interior work. Doulting Stone has been used for centuries for the construction or restoration of famous cathedrals in England.”)
Doulting Stone The Doulting Stone Quarry Chelynch Road, Doulting, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK Creamy-brown or grey Oolitic (2)
Dourado Carioca Granite Brazil   (5)
Dove Blue Marble     “This name is used to designate certain marbles and has become so general in its application that it may be applied to any of the following marbles: Bardiglio, Bardiglio Fiorito, Bardilla, Bleu Turquin, Blue Pentelic, Dark Blue Columbia, Dark Blue Rutland, Dark Vein True Blue, Dove Blue Rutland, Dove Happaway, Eastman’s Blue, Electric Blue, Esperanza, Extra Dark Royal Blue, Extra Dark True Blue, Florentine Blue, Highland Blue, Holland Blue, Irish Dove, Livido, Manchester Blue, Regal Blue, Royal Blue, Skye (Blue) Standard Blue, Swanton Blue, True Blue, Veined Blue.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dove Blue Rutland Marble “Vermont Marble Company’s Quarries, West Rutland, Vermont.” USA “Gray-blue of fairly uniform color.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dove Blue Rutland Marble West Rutland, Vermont, USA Mainly dove blue in color but some pieces are blue and others more gray than blue. Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. (10)
Dove Happaway Marble “Happaway Quarries, near St. Mary’s Church, Devonshire, England.” “Dove color with white and pink markings. (Watson)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dove Marble (Irish) or Irish Dove Marble “Johnstown Quarries, near Formay County, Cork, Ireland.” “Blue-gray, with slender white veins and markings. (Watson)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dove Skye Marble     “See Skye (Dove).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dover Granite New Jersey, USA Light gray to greenish gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924
Dover Marbles     “See Dover White, Dutchess, Kallithos.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dover White Marble or White Dover Marble “Dover White Marble Company’s Quarry near South Dover, Dutchess County, New York.” “White, slightly clouded” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Doxaro Semi-White Marble Greece   (5)
Dracevica Limestone Croatia   (5)
Dracevica Marble Croatia   (5)
Dragon Eyes Granite Thailand   (5)
Dragon Jade Marble Mexico   (5)
Drama/Kavala area Greece White and white-gray (7)
Drap Mortuaire Marble “Quarry near Angre, Belgium ” “Black, with occasional white fossils.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Draycot (Brecciated) “Draycot, near Weston-super-Mare, Somersetshire, England.” “Brownish-red, with large and small spots of gray and varied colored brown.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dream Time Marble Australia Golden (5)
Drewsteigton     See Devonshire Marbles. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dukes Red Marble “Alport Quarry, near Rowsley, Derbyshire, England.” “Deep blood-red color. (Watson)” “Not available. (Elsden & Howe)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Drom Chandolin Limestone France   (5)
Drom Revermont Limestone France   (5)
Duchess Pink Marble (Rosa Duquesa) Spain   Interior (12)
Duchess White Marble Mexico   (5)
Duck Green Stone (Limestone) Wisconsin, USA Bluish gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A magnesian limestone of bluish gray color...Used for building, foundations and bridge work.”) (also called Green Bay Limestone)
Dukes Gritstone Dukes Quarry, Whatstandwell, Derbyshire Bolehill Quarry, Wingerworth, Derbyshire, UK Pink/lilac in colour - iron, black and buff markings (2)
Ducka Limestone Egypt Light cream colored Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 (chalky limestone)
“Duluth Granite” (gabbro) Rice’s Point, near Duluth, Minnesota, U.S.A. Color from lavender blue or bluish gray to light green. Gabro with feldspar of labradorite. (From “The Collection of Building and Ornamental Stones In The U.S. National Museum: A Hand-book and Catalogue,” June 30, 1886, pp. 437.)
Dummerston Granite Vermont, USA Light gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (monumental work)
Duna Almas     “See Almas Marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dunbar Marble “Quarried near Dunbar, Haddingtonshire, Scotland.” “Dark grayish-brown, with lighter colored fossils. (Watson)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dunhouse Sandstone (Buff) Dunhouse Quarry, Winston, Co. Durham Dunhouse Quarry Works, Staindrop Darlington, County Durham, England Buff (2)
Dunhouse Sandstone (Grey) Dunhouse Quarry, Winston, Co. Durham Dunhouse Quarry Works, Staindrop Darlington, County Durham, England Buff (2)
Dunkelbau     “See Gray Kunzendorfer.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dunkerron Marble “Quarried on the Islands of the Kenmare River, near Dunkerron, Ireland.” “Variegated black and white, and white, yellow and purple; also, purple veined with green.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dunlewy Marble “Quarried on the banks of Lough Dunlewy, about 30 miles west of Londonderry, County Donegal, Ireland.” “Clear white but coarsely grained, hardly suitable for interior work, although it takes a fair polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dunville Stone (Freestone) “Quarry at Dunville, Wisconsin.” USA “Buff colored, fine grain.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Durango Travertine Marble Turkey Cream color; beige color field  
Durham     “See Fosterley.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Dutchess or Dutchess County Marble “South Dover Marble Company’s Quarry, near South Dover, Dutchess County, New York.”   (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Duval Limestone Duval County, Texas, USA Cream Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A soft, cream-colored limestone....”)
Dyce Gray Granite Scotland Grayish-blue Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 12, Dec., 1924 (“The trade name for a medium-grained, grayish-blue building and monumental granite.”)
Dyer Breccia “Dyer Quarry, near Sutherland Station, Manchester, Vermont.” USA “Was found in three varieties:

No. 1. Brick-red ground mass, with fragments pinkish-white cream.

No. 2. Brick-red ground mass, with fragments of bluish-gray.

No. 3. - Brick-red ground mass, with fragments of deep red.” 		“This stone is not available.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)

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