Names and Origins of Stone - L
| Name of Stone | Origin | Color | Comments |
| L’Eschaillon | “See Eschaillon.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| L’Improneta Marble | “Quarried at L’Improneta, near Florence, Italy.” | “Variegated clear green olive green and brown. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| L. M. Italian | “Trade-mark for No. 2 White Italian.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| La Cachemire Bois Onyx | Algeria | “Name given to one variety of Algerian Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| La Capelle Marble | “Quarried near La Capelle, Lot, France.” | “Reddish-brown.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| La Cluse Marble | “Quarried at La Cluse, Doubs, France.” | “Flesh color with brilliant red mottling.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| La Fare | “Same as Fareau.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| La Maladerie Stone or Caen Stone | “Quarried at Bretteville Caen, and Venoix.” | “Cream color.” | “Will not polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| La Motte or La Motte de Felines d-Hautpoul | “See Italian Griotte.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| La Paoma | Mexico | “One of the non-producing Mexican Onyx Quarries.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| La Pedrara Quarry (Onyx) | “Quarry located at Tecali, Mexico.” | “One of the most famous Mexican Onyx Quarries. Not producing.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Laasee | “See Laaser and Tyrolese Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Laaser Quarries | “Laasee Quarries near Laase, in the Valley of Vintschgau, Tyrol.” | “First quality: Pure white statuary, texture much inferior to the Italian Statuary. Second quality: White with a few gray veins, sometimes used for statuary.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Labrador Granite | “Quarried in Norway.” | “Mother of pearl, brilliant, lustrous granite, very sound.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Labrador Amostra Granite | Angola | Grey and black | (5) |
| Labrador Antique Granite | Norway | (5) | |
| Labrador Granite | Egypt | (5) | |
| Labrador Marron Bahia Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Labradorite (Spar) | “Quarried in Labrador.” | “Various tones of bright blue and green with veins and spots of greenish-gold” | “Available in small sizes only.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Labradorite | St. Paul Island, Labrador | “A dull grayish brown feldspar...It is found in various colors, light peacock green, bright orange color and a delicate pink....” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 5, May, 1924 (“Used principally for making ornaments.”) |
| “Labradorite Granite” (norite) | Vergennes, Maine, U.S.A. | Dark-gray | ( From Report of the United States National Museum Under the Direction of the Smithsonian Institutions For the Year Ending June 30, 1886, pp. 437.) |
| La Clarte Pink Granite | France | (5) | |
| Lac Du Bonnet | Lac Du Bonnet, Man., Canada | Pink and reddish buff | Quarried by Cold Spring Granite Ltd. (Canada) (1) |
| Lacedaemon (place name) | “Ancient name for Laconia, Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Laconia or Laconian Marble | Laconia | “May mean Green Porphyry or Rosso Antico. Old-time writers mention White Laconian marbles, but we have no record of any white marble from this locality, although the name may have been given to Pentelic.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lafayette Gray | “See Carthage.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lafayette Mauve Marble | Near Joplin, Missouri, USA. | From Stone Magazine, November 1926, Vol. XLVII, No. 11, pp. 683. (An interior marble; quarried opened circa 1926.) | |
| Lafkos Pink Marble | Greece | ||
| Lagny Alabaster | “See Alabaster, French.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lagoon Green Marble | Turkey | Interior (12) | |
| Lagoon Red Marble | Turkey | Interior (12) | |
| Lagos Blue Limestone | Germany | (5) | |
| Lahn Quarries | “See Edelfels, Estellante, Famosa and Pojizonazzo.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lajas | Mexico | “One of the abandoned Mexican Onyx Quarries.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lake Champlain Marbles | Swanton, Vermont, USA, & On Missisquoia Bay, Phillipsburg, Quebec, Canada. | “Generally this means Swanton Marbles, but properly should apply also to the Missisquoia Quaries at Phillipsburg, Quebec, Canada, which are located on Missisquoi Bay at the northern extremity of Lake Champlain. For marbles from this place see Missisquoi Marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lake Chiem (location) | “Ruhpolding Rose is quarried near Ruhpolding, on the River Traun, at a point midway between the Lake of Tegern and Salzburg and a little south of Lake Chiem, upper Bavaria.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lake Geneve | “See Villeneuve.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lake Nyassa | “See Steatite (from central Africa ).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lake Oroomiah | “See Tabriz.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lake Placid Blue | Jay, New York, USA | Grayish blue | Quarried by Lake Placid Granite Co. (1) |
| Lake St. Point (location) | Near Molliniges, not far from Lake St. Point. | “Jaune Lamartine is quarried near Mollinges, not far from Lake St. Point.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| "Lake Superior Brown Sandstone" | Basswood Island, Lake Superior, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA | ||
| Lake Tegern | “See Tegernsee and Lake Chiem.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lakonian Antico Rosso or Laconia | “See Rosso Antico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lamartine | “Same as Jaune Lamartine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lameiras | “See Abancado Das Lameiras, and Lios Das Lameiras.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lambada Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Lanark Serpentine | Lanark County, Ontario, Canada | “...Medium-grained white or lavender-colored calcite, marked by cloudings of green or buff serpentine.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924 |
| Lancashire Marbles | “See Dapple Limestone and White Limestone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Landelies or Frederic | “Same as Breche Du Nord.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Landewednack (location) | “The Balk Quarry of Cornish Serpentine is near Landewednack.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Landon Marble | “Landon Quarry, Pittsford Township, Vermont.” USA | “Slightly bluish-white with medium to dark gray bands. (Vermont State Geological Survey.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Landon Marble | Pittsford, Vermont, USA | A calcite marble of slightly bluish white color, with medium to dark gray, intricately plicated dolomitic beds | |
| Landscape Marble | “Same as Cotham. In England this term is applied to marble the markings of which resemble landscapes. Similar markings are designated as Ruin Marble by the Italians.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Langensalsa Marble | Germany | (5) | |
| Langres (location) | “In the Upper Marne, France ” | “Generally Brownish-gray and contain numerous semi-transparent fossils or small yellow shells.” | “Marbles from this locality in the Upper Marne, France, are generally brownish-gray and contain numerous white semi-transparent fossils or small yellow shells.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Languedoc Marble | “Quarried at Figeac, Aude, France.” | “Green with red spots.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Languedoc Marble | “Quarried at Portes, Herault, France.” | “Fiery red, streaked with white and gray.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Languedoc Marble | “Quarried at St. Alban, Lozere, France.” | “Pale Yellowish-green.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Languedoc Marble | “Quarried at Alais, Gard, France.” | “Fiery red streaked with white and gray.” | “Sometimes referred to as St. Beaume.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Languedoc Red Marble | France | (5) | |
| Lanhelin Granite | France | (5) | |
| Laning Vein Purbeck Limestone | Swanage Quarry, located Panorama Road, Swanage, Dorset, England, UK | "Buff -grey colour with numerous pieces of buff coloured shell" | Quarry is large with at least 10 different beds |
| Lannon Limestone | Wisconsin, USA | Gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A gray magnesian limestone, formerly used for local building, flagging and curbing.”) |
| Lannon Stone | Outside of Sussex, Wisconsin, USA | Halquist Stone Company | |
| Laoshan Gray Granite | China | Gray | (5) |
| L’anse Brownstone | Barraga County, Michigan, USA | Dark gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 ) (“Used for building purposes.”) |
| Lapidosa (location) | “Statius gives this name to the Island of Skyros, hence this name as applied to marble means the same as Skyros.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Aequipondus | “Same as Pietra Nefritica.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Aethiopicos | “Same as Basalt.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Albanys | “Same as Peperino.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Amianto or Amianto | “The color may be white, yellowish or gray, and rarely green or red.” | “According to Pullen this ancient stone is nearly allied to the Serpentines, and of so singular a flexibility that the Romans are said to have made shrouds from it, for wrapping around the bodies burned on a funeral pyre, so that the ashes of the dead might mingle with those of the fuel.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lapis Anitanus | “Same as Manziana.” “An ancient stone composed of feldspar and mica, and presenting the appearance of a granite rock which has been exposed to fire, for which reason it is sometimes called ‘Granitica.’ Corsi says that all of the fire hearths in Rome are made of this material.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Atricius | “Roman name for Verde Antico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Augustes (Porphyry & Marble) | Egypt | “Also Lapis Tiberianus. Name given to one or more Egyptian Serpentines probably Porphyrys brought to Rome in the time of Augustus and Tiberius. The marble of marbles to which this name was given is no doubt included in the list of Verde Ranocohias.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lapis Basanites | “Same as Basalt or Basalte Bronzino.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Croceus | “Same as Green Porphyry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Cyanus | “Same as Lapis Lazzuli.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Gabinus | “Same as Peperion and Sperone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Hecatontalithos | (8) (ancient marble) | ||
| Lapis Hethiopicos | “Same as Granito Nero.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Judaicus | “Same as Granito Grafico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Lacedaemonium or Lapis Lacedaemonius | “This name was probably given to green Porphyry and also to Ross Antico, both of which came from ancient Lacedaemon, modern Laconia, Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Lazuli | “Is found in Central Asia, Chile, China, Persia and Siberia.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lapis Psarnus | “Psaranus or Lapis Psarnus. Same as Claudian Stone.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lapis Syenites | “From Syene, Egypt.” | “Black, with minute lichen of gray, tinged with pinkish brown.” | “Granito Bigio or Lapis Syenites.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lavagna Tigrata or Speckled Slate | “According to Miss Porter those names were given to Lapis Thebaicus.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lappia Granite | Finland | (5) | |
| Lara Stone (Pietra Lara) | Liguria, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Larissa Green Marble | Greece | Interior (12) | |
| Larissa Marble | Greece | (7) | |
| Las Gray Sudanese Marble | “According to Watson, from whom this list is taken, the Sudanese quarries are near Summit Station, about thirty miles inland from the Red Sea, in Sudan, Africa.” | “Dull greenish white with light gray clouded bands. Is highly crystalline and exceedingly hard.” | Sudanese Gray or Las Gray Sudanese (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Las Vegas Sandstone | New Mexico, USA | Light gray, Brown & Pink | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, Sept, 1923 (“Used mainly for local building work.”) |
| Lasa Arabesque (Lasa Arabescato) | Trentino – Upper Adige, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Lasa Bianco Vena Oro Marble | Bolzano, Italy | Interior and exterior marble (11) | |
| Lasa Bianco Venato Marble | Bolzano, Italy | Interior and exterior marble (11) | |
| Lasa Golden Veined Marble (Lasa Vena Oro) | Trentino – Upper Adige, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Lasa Veined Marble (Lasa Venato) | Tretino – Upper Adige, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Lasa White Marble (Lasa Bianco) | Trentino – Upper Adige, Italy | (12) | |
| Launceston | “See Polyfant Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Laurentian Marble | South Ontario, Canada | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924 (“A brecciated marble of several varieties, consisting of variously sized fragments of medium grained banded limestone embedded in a mixture of calcite and dark green mineral flecks.” | |
| Laurentian (Brecciated) or Laurentian Vein Marbles | “Bancroft Quarries, South Ontario, Canada.” | “One variety, known as Laurentian No. 10, consists of various size fragments of a medium-grained banded limestone embedded in a granular mixture of calcite (or crushed marble), biotite and darkish green mineral flecks, perhaps a form of serpentine. No. 12 is similar, but the biotite is more dominant, which causes a darker appearance. No. 14 differs in that the limestone fragments are in many instances stained, transforming the rock into a distinctly dark variegated marble. (Watson)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lautenne Marbles | “Quarried near Lautenne, in Namur, Belgium.” | “Slightly greenish gray with irregular spots of darker shade and large white sots and veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lauzet-Monetier | “Quarried at Lauzet-Monetier.” | “Black with yellow veins.” | “Sometimes called Portor or Black and Gold.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lava Granitica | “Same as Manziana.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lavagna Tigrata or Speckled Slate | “According to Miss Porter those names were given to Lapis Thebaicus.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Laval | “Same as Gris Louverne.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lavender Blue Granite | India | (5) | |
| Lavender Jade | “Tawmaw Mines, Myitkyina District, Upper Burma.” | “Pale Amethystine shade. (Watson)” | (“or Burmese Mauve Jade”) (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., 1907; 1994 the MIA) |
| Lavender Jade or Lavender Jade of Mandalay. | Burma | “Same as Burmese Mauve Jade.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Laveline | “Quarried at Laveline, Vosges, France.” | “White containing some quartz and feldspar.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lavender Pavonazzo | “See Siena Old Convent Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lazoni Marble | Italy | “An Italian Quarry which produces Pavonazzo and Statuary marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Le Blanc Marble | “From the Ardia-el-Beida and Bled Rekham Quarries, about 70 miles from Oran on the route to Tlemcen, Algeria.” | “Varied from translucent to opaque, sometimes milk white or veined with fine ribbons of pale yellow.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Le Brulat Marble | “Quarried near Brulat, Lot, France.” | “White with black veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Le Cachemire Onyx Algeria | Algeria | “A variety of Algerian Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Le Clarence Marle | “Quarried at Le Clarence, near Gap, hautes Alps, France.” | “Grayish-brown lightly spotted with gray.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Le Cousance Marble | “Quarried at Cousance, Jura, France.” | “Variegated gray, with reddish spots and veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Le Croset Marble | “Quarried at Les Crosets, Jura, France.” | “Olive bronze with waving lines and spots of pale red.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Le Desert Marbles | “At Le Desert, Isere, France ” | “A white statuary, some varieties of which exhibit white, pink and green shades and some green veins. One variety known as Poudingue Vert, or Green Puddingstone, contains rounded patches of white, gray, green, yellow and black.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Le Grand | “See Iowa marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Le Morgon Marble | “Quarried at Morgon, near Gap, Hautes Alps, France.” | “Grayish-brown lightly spotted with gray.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Le Pegchaguag | “Same as Gris Panache.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Le Peyrere Marble | “Quarried at Peyrere, Lozere, France.” | “Red spotted with white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Le Rousselet Marble | “Quarried near Bounardelliere, Veinne, France.” | “Yellowish tinged with gray and veined with white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Le Rubaune or Veine Onyx | “Ardja-el-Beida Quarry, seventy miles from Oran, on the route to Tlemcen, Algeria, Africa.” | “Milk-white and veined with fine ribbons of pale yellow.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Le Suer County Marble | “See Kasota and Mankato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Leardes | “Quarried at Blavosy, Upper Loire, France.” | “Gray with white veins.” | “Very hard.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Leaf Green Slate | China | (5) | |
| Leander Limestone | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“Same as American Cream-White Lens.”) | ||
| Lebanon Pink Granite | Lebanon, New Hampshire (Lebanon Quarry), USA | Light, faintly pinkish-greenish gray | Epidotic biotite granite gneiss (constructional granite) |
| Lee Dark Clouded Dolomite | “Quarried at Lee, Massachusetts.” USA | Gray | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lee Light Clouded Dolomite | “Quarried at Lee, Massachusetts.” USA | “Light gray.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lee Marble | Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA | Dolomitic marble white to light gray | |
| Lee Pure White Dolomite | “Quarried at Lee, Massachusetts.” USA | “Pure white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Leek Marble | Unknown | “Light green shaded with blackish-green and green veins.” | “An ancient marble from unknown quarry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lees Endcliffe Sandstone | Grangemill, Matlock, Derbyshire, UK | (2) | |
| Leghorn (Port of) (location) | “Is one of the principal ports for the shipment of Italian marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Legiuna Granite | Switzerland | (5) | |
| Legno Pietrificato Jasper | “Many shades of green, brown and yellow, in parallel bands like timber lines.” | “According to Pullen this stone is an ancient Jasper, with many shades of green, brown and yellow, in parallel bands like timber lines.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Legno Pietrificato Verde | “Many shades of green, brown, and yellow, in parallel bands like timber” “with green as the prevailing color.” | “Another variety similar to (Legno Pietrificato) only with green as the prevailing color.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lehi Onyx | “See Utah Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Leicester Junction (location) | “See Huntley Quarry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Leifset Gloire Marble | “Quarried on the Bel Fjord near Dunderland, Norway.” | “White with pink and green markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Leopard Marble | “Quarried at Philippeville, Namur, Belgium.” | “Reddish-gray spotted with darker gray and black, and crystalline veins slightly tinged with bluish-gray.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Leipersville Granite | Pennsylvania, USA | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (“...banded granite gneiss. Used locally.”) | |
| Leopardite Quartz Porphyry | Belmont, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA | “Nearly pure white tinged a faint greenish tone in places and penetrated by long parallel streaks of a dead black shade.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, Sept, 1923 (“This stone is a quartz porphyry with a dense ground mass of quartz and feldspar...When broken at right angles it appears spotted with irregular black points up to one-half inch in diameter. When broken parallel it presents a surface streaked with irregular parallel lines....”) |
| Lepanto or French Gray Marble | Plattsburgh and Chazy, in Clinton County, New York, USA | “Fine-grained gray groundmass with pink and white fossil remains, which are evidently crinoidal” | ( From Report of the United States National Museum Under the Direction of the Smithsonian Institutions For the Year Ending June 30, 1886, pp. 381.) |
| Lepanto Marble | “Quarried at Bluff Point, south of Plattsburg, New York.” | “Gray with fossils of red and pink.” | “Sometimes called Pink Lepanto.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Leptopsephos - Porphyrites Leptopsephos. | “Same as Red Porphyry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Leptopsephos (White spotted) | Egypt | “Same as Red Porphyry of Egypt.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lerouville Stone (Limestone) | France | Light gray or yellow | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 (“Used in various countries for building and interior work.”) Image of Lerouville Limestone in France (brown limestone), presented on the Stone Contact web site. |
| Les Bains Marble | “Quarried at Les Bains, Eastern Pyrenees, France.” | “White statuary.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lesbian or Lesbos | “Same as Marmor Lesbium.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lescun Marble | “Quarried at Lescun, Lower Pyrenees, France.” | “Green, slightly varied.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lesves or Florence Marble | “Quarried at Lesves, Belgium.” | “Pale ash gray, with irregular gray spots evenly distributed and small yellow veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Letterfrack Serpentine | “According to Blagrove one of the Connemara Greens is quarried at Letterfrack, Ireland.” | “Is a dense opaque, uniformly deep, green.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Letternaphy Marble | “Quarried at Clifden, Galway County, Ireland.” | “Dark Green. (From Rivington’s Building Construction.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Levadia (St. Elena) Pink Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Levadia Black Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Levanto or Rosso di Levanto and Rosso Verde Marble | “Quarried at Levanto, Italy.” | “Purple to red with dark green veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Levanto Red Marble (Rosso Levanto) | Liguria, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Leven Loch | “See Loch Leven.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lezo-Renteria | “See Griotte D’Espagne.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Liberi Flowery | Caserta (Liberi) Campania Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Liberi White | Caserta (Liberi) Campania Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Libycum Marble | “See Numidian Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Licht Urbano | “Quarry at Adnet, Salzburg, Austria-Hungary.” | “Light buff background with winding white markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Liebetal Sandstone | Germany | (5) | |
| Lier (location) | Lier, Norway | “From this place in Norway the marble used in the building of Marmorkirken (Marble Church) in Copenhagen was obtained.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lieto Red Granite | Finland | (5) | |
| Light Aurisina Marble (Aurisina Chiara) | Friuli, Venezia Iulia, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Light Blue Columbia Marble | “Columbia Quarries, Tuolumne County, California.” USA | “A blue gray mottled, coarsely crystalline, magnesian limestone.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Cherokee or White Georgia Marble | “Quarried at Tate, Pickens County, Georgia.” | “Light grayish-white slightly marked.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Brocadillo Marble | “Quarry at West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Faintly greenish-white, with fine greenish-gray plicated veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Cipolen B.C. | “See Cipollino American B.C..” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Light Cipollino or Light Cipolin | “See Cipolino American.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Light Cipollino Marble | “Eastman’s Quarry, West Rutland, Vermont.” | “Light Cipollino - Much similar to the dark, with the exception that the green shades are lighter and the whitish green veins are more prominent.” | There are three recognized varieties: Dark Cipollino, Light Cipollino, and Medium Cipollino. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., 1907; 1994 the MIA) |
| Light Cipolino Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, CA | Ground is light green or greenish yellow, or yellowish green. also includes streaks or bands of different shades. | Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. (10) |
| Light Cipolish Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | A muscovitic calcite marble of light greenish-gray color | |
| Light Cloud Cipolino Marble | Vermont, USA | Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. (10) | |
| Light Cloud (Clarendon) or Clarendon Light Cloud | “Clarendon Quarry, near West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Pure white with a few dark veins and clouds.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Cloud Italian Marble | “Vermont Marble Company’s Quarry, West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Bluish-white with rather distinct clouds and veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Cloud Marble | “Vermont Marble Company’s Quarry at West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Bluish-white with light clouds and veins.” | “Obtainable in slab form only, but good sized.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Cloud Italian Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Darker than Light Cloud Marble. Veining, cloud, etc. more disctinctly marked. | Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. (10) |
| Light Cloud Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Bluish ground with veins of a darker color. Also blotches and clouds, usually of a light bluish white shade. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10) |
| Light Cloud Rutland Marble | Vermont, USA | Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. (10) | |
| Light Cloud Vermont or Vermont Light Cloud | “Vermont Marble Company’s Quarry, West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Bluish-white with light clouds and veins of darker shade.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Columbia Marble | “Quarried at Columbia, Tuolumne County, California.” USA | “Light clouded gray, with a few dark veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Columbian Building Marble | Proctor, Vermont, USA | Bluish white with some dark veins. | Quarried in Western Vermont prior to 1932. (10) |
| Light Columbian Building Marble | “Columbian Quarry, Proctor, Vermont.” USA | “Bluish-white with veins.” | “Used mostly for exterior work.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Connemara | “Same as Connemara Light.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Light Cream Galaga Marble | Egypt | (5) | |
| Light Echaillon | “Same as Eschaillon Blanc.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Light Edelfels | “See Edelfels Light.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Light Emperador Marble | Spain | Light brown color; medium brown | |
| Light Florence or Pittsford Valley Marble | “Florence No. 2 Quarries, near Fowler, Vermont.” USA | “Bluish-white with veins or lines of darker shade.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Galena Siena | “See Siena Gray Galena.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)` | ||
| Light Gray Kapunda | “Same as Kapunda Light Gray.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Light Green Cloud or Green Bed | “Plateau Quarry near South Dorset, Vermont.” USA | “White with clouds and mottles of green or olive.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Green Cloud Marble | Vermont, USA | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., at some time prior to 1932. (10) | |
| Light Hopton | “See Hopton Wood.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Light Ivory Green Marble | “Eastman’s Quarry, West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Old Ivory with shades of yellow and very light green.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Ivory Green Marble | West Rutland, Vermont | Yellowish white, green and yellow, but colors different in different pieces.Light when yellow tones are more evidence; dark when green more evident. | Quarried by the Colonial Marble Co. ca 1932. (10) |
| Light Jaune royal or Stukely Marble | “Stukely Quarry, Quebec Province, Canada.” | “Cream-colored, with greenish-yellow veins and markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Labrador Granite | Norway | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Light Moss Green Marble | “Green Mountain Quarry, West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Clear white with dark clouds and bands.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Moss Veined Marble | Dorset, Vermont, USA | Lighter than Moss Green Marble. | Quarried ca 1932. (10) |
| Light Pearl Granite | Near Chilcoot, Plumas County, California USA | Light gray granite | |
| Light Red Ogwell | “See Red Ogwell (light).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Light Repen Marble (Repen Chiaro) | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Light Roman Marble (Istrian) | “San Stefano Quarries, Istria, Italy.” | “Light grayish-cream, composed entirely of shells.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Rosa Elhody Granite | Egypt | (5) | |
| Light Rutland Italian Marble | “Vermont Marble Company’s Quarries, West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “White with dark lines and markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Smith | “Same as Listavena.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Light Sunapee Granite | Sunapee, New Hampshire (Perry Quarry), USA | Light slightly bluish gray | With biotite and muscovite in about equal amounts (monumental granite) |
| Light Sutherland Falls Marble | “Sutherland Falls Quarry, Proctor, Vermont.” | “Nearly pure white with numerous dark bluish veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Sutherland Falls Marble | Vermont, USA | White ground, or nearly so, dark bluish lines, bands, and veins. | Quarried in 1932. (10) |
| Light Travertine Marble | Italy | Light cream color; cream color background | |
| Light Vein Rutland Marble | “Quarried at West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “White, slightly bluish, background with light veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Light Vein Rutland Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Green veins cover the stone through a white ground. Shades differ in amount of veining. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co. in 1932. (10) |
| Light Verde Marble | Taiwan | Light green | |
| Ligourio Beige Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Liguria Serpentine or Liguria Serptentines | “See Egyptian Green, Rosso di Levanto, Verde Di Genoa and Verde Di Levanto.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Ligurian Marbles | Ligurie, Italy | “Originally this name was given to all marbles from Ligurie, Italy ; later confined to Genoa Green.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lilac Granite | India | (5) | |
| Lilas Gerais - Pink Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Lillet Granite | India | (5) | |
| Lillet 1 Granite | India | (5) | |
| Limay Mahuída Marble | Argentina | Grey | (5) |
| Limbach Granite | Germany | (5) | |
| Limbara Pink Granite (Rosa Limbara) | Sardinia, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Limbue Stone | “See Steatite from Central Africa.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Limenas Thassos White Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Limerick Black or Limerick County Marbles | “See Irish Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Limestone | “‘The name limestone as commonly used is made to include a large and widely varying group of rocks, differing from one another in color, texture, structure, and origin, with but one property in common of consisting essentially of carbonate of lime. A pure limestone should consist of carbonate of lime. In point of fact, however, none of our natural stones are chemically pure, but all contain a greater or less amount of foreign material either chemically combined or as admixed minerals.’ (George P. Merrill - Stone for Building and Decoration.) Most limestones were formed by the deposition of sediment on the bed of the sea, consisting of vegetable matter, gravel, sand, mud, shells, and remains of animals.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Limestone River Marble | “Quarried in Omeo Township, Benambra County, Victoria, Australia.” | “Brilliantly red mottled ground mass, in which are patches of white calcite....(Watson)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Limonite | “This is a hydrous oxide of iron, a hydrated hematite, which when scratched or powdered gives a brownish-rust color.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lindewiese (Schwarz) Marble | “Nieder Lindewiese Quarries, Silesia, Austria.” | “Very dark gray (almost black) with occasional small light gray patches. (Watson.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Linghon Marble | “Quarried near Ambleteuse, Pas-de-Calais, France.” | “Gray with red veins. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Liniato di Arno | ` | “See Giallo Liniato di Arno.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Liniato di Arno Marble | “Quarried near the banks of the Arno, Italy.” | “Olive tint marked with lines of darker shade and reddish brown spots. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Liniato di Pratolino Marble | “Quarried near Pratolino Tuscany, Italy.” | “Grayish-green with bands and veins. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lio Rosa Granite | Australia | White | (5) |
| Lion Rock | “See Cornish Serpentine from Good Castol Quarries.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lios das Lameiras Marble | “Lameiras Quarries, Pero Pinheiro, Estremadura, Portugal.” | “Light fawn color, containing many fossils. (Watson.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lisbon | “See Borba Red and Borba White.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lisbon Red | “Same as Empress Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lisbon Yellow Marble | Portugal | Yellow | This marble was referred to in Mineral Resources of the U.S. Calendar Year 1913, U. S. Geological Survey, “California” (pdf), by G. F. Loughlin (pp. 1360) where it was compared to the yellow Inyo County, CA, dolomite: “...yellow, similar to the Siena marble of Italy, but more distinctly granular and more closely resembling the Estromoz or so-called Lisbon yellow marble of Portugal.” |
| Liscannor Stone | Cliffs of Moher and the village of Liscannor
on the western Atlantic sea-board of County Clare, Ireland |
Variety of flagstones and sandstones - dark silver grey to blue grey. Also, rusty and copper colored | |
| Liseron | “See Rose Liseron.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lissourghter or Lissoughter Hill | “See Connemara from Lissoughter Quarries.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Listato Alabaster | “Same as Alabastro Listato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Listato Marble | “Same as Bigio Antico Listado.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Listato Verdiccio Alabaster | “Same as Alabastro Listato Verdiccio.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Listavena Marble | “Quarried at West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Veins of green or olive alternating with bands of white or pinkish white.” | “Similar to Jackman and Light Smith.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Listavena Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | White, green, or olive in various shades, some white bands of pink. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10) |
| Listellato | “See Bardiglio Listellato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lithostrotion | “One variety of the coral fossils found in marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Little Beltor (Pink) or Little Beltor Marble | “Quarried at Ipplepen, Devonshire, England.” UK | “Pink and gray mottled with slender red markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Little Beltor (Yellow) | “Quarried at Ipplepen, Devonshire, England.” UK | “Mottled yellow, pink and gray with white veins of calcite. (Watson.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Little Beltor Yellow | “Yellow Beltor or Yellow Little Beltor. See Little Beltor Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Little Island | “Same as Victoria Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Little Falls Granite | Little Falls, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Little Falls Limestone | New York, USA | Drab blue gray & Dark blue, almost black | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A magnesian limestone...Used for local building.”) |
| Livadia Black Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Livernon Marble | “Quarried at Livernon, Lot, France.” | “Reddish-pink.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Livido Marble | “Vermont Marble Company’s Quarries, West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Bluish-gray of a not very dark shade with numerous veins and spots of much darker shade.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Livido Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Ground of gray with blue shading, bands or veins of darker shade, even to black sometimes. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10) |
| Lizard Promontory (location) | Cornwall, England, UK | “On this promontory in Cornwall, England, are located the quarries that produce Cornish Serpentine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lizard Promontory Serpentine | “See Cornish Serpentine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lizzie Clay and Pulp Company’s Quarry | “See Jersey Green.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Llanfechell Serpentine | “Quarried at Llanfechell, Anglesea.” | “Greenish serpentine, sometimes reddish-green. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Llano Granite | Llano, Texas, USA | Gray, blue and red | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (monumental work, building & heavy masonry) |
| Loch Kilchrist (location) | “To the south and southeast of this lake in the Island of Skye, the Skye marbles are found.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Loch Leven | “See Ballachulish which takes its name from the town of Ballachulish, on the south shore of Loch Leven.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Locharbriggs Sandstone | Locharbriggs Quarry, near Dumfries Locharbriggs, Dumfries, Scotland | From dull red to pink | Quarrying at Lochabriggs began in the 1700s. (2) |
| Lolova - Gneiss | Bulgaria | (5) | |
| Lompnes or Lompines | “Quarried in France.” | “Dirty buff color with rust spots.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Long Life Red Granite | China | (5) | |
| Longford Limestone | Canada | Light gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924 (“Used for building work.”) |
| Longmeadow Sandstone | East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, USA | Dark reddish brown | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 ) (“...widely used for building purposes.”) |
| Lonsdale Duplicata (a fossil) | “A Madreporarian coral fossil found in many marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Loredo Chiaro Marble | Italy ? | Light brown breccia with purplish, cream, and green mottling | |
| Lorrain Marble | “Quarried at St. Catherine, near Nancy, France.” | “Variegated white, gray, yellow, red and black. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lorrettorn Limestone | Austria | White | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 (calcareous limestone) |
| Los Berros Yellow Sandstone | San Luis Obispo County, California, USA | Yellow | |
| Loubie Marble | “Quarried at Loubie, Eastern Alps.” | “White with occasional gray veins. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lough Dunlewy | “See Dunlewy.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lourdes | “See Lumachelle de Lourdes, St. Florent and Vielle-Violet.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Louverne | “Same as Gris Louverne.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Louvie-Juzon Quarries | “See Gris Tendre de Louvie.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Louvie-Soubiron | “See Bleu Fleuri de Louvie.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lower Austrian Marbles | Austria | “See Engelsberger and Marbacher.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lower California Onyx | “Same as Pedrara Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Loyal Valley Granite | Llano, Texas, USA | Copper red | Quarried by Cold Spring Granite Co. (1) |
| Lucia Marble | Croatia | (5) | |
| Lucon Marble | “Quarried in Vendee, France.” | “Red with spots of deeper red, black and pale gray. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lucon Marbles | “Quarried at Gochenee, Namur, Belgium.” | Lucon Cailloute has a background of dark gray spotted with pale gray, white and red. Lucon Chocolate has a background of chocolate mingled with red and occasional large gray veins and spots. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lucs Granite | “Quarried near Lucs, Vandee, France.” | “Various shades of gray, blue and red, with some fossils. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lucullan Marble (Ancient) | “Blackish-gray” according to Miss Porter and “Black” according to Pliny. | “According to Pliny this marble takes its name from Lepidos L. Lucullus, and was quarried on the Island of Melos (Modern Milo) in the Ǽgean Sea. Other authorities claim that this is but another name for Nero Antico from Cape Matapan, southern Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lueders Limestone | Texas, USA | Light gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A trade name for a fine-grained, even-textured limestone of a light gray color, well adapted for carving and used for both interior and exterior building work.”) |
| Luense Antico Marble | “Fantiscritti Quarries, at Carrara, Italy.” | “Pure ivory white statuary, no crystals, texture soapy, inclining to that of china.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Luinachella | “See Encrinital. Italian name for marbles containing encrinitals.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lumacato | “See Bigio Antico Lumacato. This name as applied to marble means the same as Lumchella or Shell marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lumacato Chiaro | “See Bigio Antico Lumacato Chiaro.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lumachella | “From Lumaca (snail), generally spelled Lumachelle.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lumachella or Lumachello or Lumachelle Marble | “Is a fossiliferous limestone in which the shells still retain their nacre, or pearly lining, and which when polished gives off in spots a brilliant iridescent luster with rainbow tints; the finer varieties being seemingly set with opals. It is a beautiful stone for inlaid work and elaborate ornamentation, but is usually found in small slabs. (Merrill.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lumachella Carnica Marble | "Combination of Cream, Pink, and Red" with shells | (8) (ancient marble) | |
| Lumachella Marble/Limestone | Bleiberge, Carinthia, Austria Vitulano, Benevento Province, Italy | Grayish brown limestone | Rare - quarries are lost |
| Lumachellato | “See Bigio Antico Lumachellato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lumachellato Picollo | “See Bigio Antico Lumachellato Picolo.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lumachelle | “Quarried at Glageon in Nord, France.” | “Blackish-gray with small gray fossils. (Blagrove)” | “Glageon or Lumachelle.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lumachelle Antico | “Earthy gray, with large snails.” | “(probably modern). Earthy gray, with large snails. (Pullen.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Bigia (Ancient) | “Light brown, densely crowded with very small fragments of black and transparent grayish-white. (Pullen) Or gray, veined with brown and full of brown shells. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Bigia Bruna (Ancient) | “Black peppered with gray and crowded with large white snails, faint flush of rose. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Bigia di Egitto | “Densely crowded gray snails with few yellowish-white, flush of pinkish-brown, or gray, with white and blue snails and a little gold, or bluish-gray with yellowish-white snails. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Bigia Gialastra | “Gray tinged with yellow. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Bigia Orienale | “Bluish-gray, with numerous white snails. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Bigia Rossastra | “Gray flushed with pink. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lummachelle Bigio | “Large gray snails and small white shells.” | “(probably modern)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Bruna Rossastra | “Brownish gray, flushed with pink. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Champenoise | “Quarried near Rheims, Marne, France.” | “Yellowish-gray with numerous fossils. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lumachelle de Lourdes | “Quarried near Lourdes, Hautes, Pyrenees, France.” | “Reddish-fawn color, crowded with fossils. (Watson.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lumachelle Degli Abruzzi (Ancient) | “Light buff gray, crowded with tiny shells of the same hue and larger ones of slate blue. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle des Argonne or Pierre Chaline or Racine de Buis Marbles | “Quarried in the Forest of Argonne at Avocourt, Brocourt, Parois, Rampont, Rubreville and Verdun, Meuse, France.” | “Consists mostly of blackish and bluish-gray backgrounds. Some are tinged with yellow and reddish hues and all have a tendency to turn yellow from exposure. (Blagrove.)” | “Name given to marbles quarried in the Forest of Argonne at Avocourt, Brocourt, Parois, Rampont, Rubreville and Verdun, Meuse, France.” |
| Lumachelle des Bossus | “Quarried at Fontenelle, Aisne, France.” | “Bluish-gray with white cloudy veins and whitish translucent fossils. (Blagrove.) | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lumachelle di Calabria | “Quarried near Pallizzi, Calabria, Italy.” | “Buff, peppered brownish-gray, with bluish snails and fragments of white round shells.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lumachelle Gialla (Ancient) | “Golden Yellow, with snails of bright yellow and bluish gray.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Gialla (Ancient) | “Large yellow snails with gray chips.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Gialla Bigiastra Minuta (Ancient) | “Close-grained light brown, with gray and yellowish snails.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Gialla Pavonazza (Ancient) | “Dark brown, with orange shells and snails, yellow chips and circlets having brown centers.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Lionata (Ancient) | “Reddish-brown, blotched with pink, suspicion of white and yellow. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Marble or Lumachella or Lumachello | “Is a fossiliferous limestone in which the shells still retain their nacre, or pearly lining, and which when polished gives off in spots a brilliant iridescent luster with rainbow tints; the finer varieties being seemingly set with opals. It is a beautiful stone for inlaid work and elaborate ornamentation, but is usually found in small slabs. (Merrill.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lumachelle Minuta (Ancient) | “Red with tiny fragments. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Minuta (Ancient) | “Red with tiny fragments. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Nera (Ancient) | “Bronze, with tiny streaks of yellowish-brown. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Nera Minuta (Ancient) | “Jet black, with numerous small curly white snails. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Pavonazzo (Ancient) | “Purple peppered with tiny white fragments and a few rosy flints. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Pavonazzo Disfatta | “Very much broken. (Pullen.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lumachelle Persichina (Ancient) | “Lilac. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Rosea (Ancient) | “Pale chalky rose and yellow, crowded with small narrow slugs. (Pullen.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Rossa (Ancient) | “Uniform crimson and semi-transparent white. (Pullen.) Or red with grayish-white madrepores.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachelle Violetta (Ancient) | “Violet, tinged with blood red, snails, white or gray, touched with gold.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lumachello or Lumachelle Marble or Lumachella | “Is a fossiliferous limestone in which the shells still retain their nacre, or pearly lining, and which when polished gives off in spots a brilliant iridescent luster with rainbow tints; the finer varieties being seemingly set with opals. It is a beautiful stone for inlaid work and elaborate ornamentation, but is usually found in small slabs. (Merrill.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Luna Marble or Luni Marble | In the vicinity of Carrara, Italy. | “Ancient name for marbles from the vicinity of Carrara, Italy. The name Carrara is said to be derived from the Latin quareria which is sometimes spelled cariera.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Luna Pearl Granite | Italy | ||
| Lunel Marble | “Quarried in the Valley of Heureuse, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.” | “Brownish-gray monotone.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lunel Fleuri Marble | “Quarried in the Valley of Heureuse, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.” | “Brownish-gray with flowered markings of darker shade.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lunel, Pierre De, or Napoleon Marble (Limestone) | France | Whitish-gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 (“Used for interior work”) |
| Lunense Macchiato Marble | “Originally from the Fantiscritti Quarries at Carrara, but now quarried in abundance at Crestola, Zampona, Bettolia and Ravaccione.” | “White with bluish tinge, and streaks of black and black metallic spots.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lunense Marble | “Ancient for Carrara marbles - See Luna.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Luni | “See Luna.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Luserna Stone (Luserna) | Torino, Piedmont Region, Italy | ||
| Luserna Stone (Pietra Di Luserna) | Cuneo, Piedmont Region, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Luxullianite (Porphyry) | “Quarried at Luxullian near Lostwithiel.” | “Dark brown to bluish-black dotted with pinkish crystals.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lychinites or Lychnites | “Parian marble was known to the Ancients as Lychnites, probably due to the fact that it was quarried by lamplight. Some ancient writers assert that it was so named because of its large sparkling crystals.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lycopolis (location) | Egypt ? | “Ancient city on the site of the town of Assiut. - See Egyptian Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Lyme Regis | “Same as Cotham.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lychneus or Lychnites or Lygdos. | “Same as Parian.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lydia or Lydian | “See Marmor Lydium.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Lynnfield (location) | Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA | “At Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, according to Hitchcock’s Geology of Massachusetts, occurs an important bed of nobe or precious serpentine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) Lynnais Marble | |
| Lynnais Marble | “Barney Marble Company’s Quarries, Swanton, Vermont.” USA | “Brownish-red with spots and lines of white.” | Lyonnais or Red Champlain.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Lyonaise Marble | Swanton, Vermont, USA | Red, some specimens almost black, white sports are abundant. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. One of the “Champlain” marbles. (10) |
| Lyons Sandstone | Lyons area north of Boulder, Colorado, USA | Pink | |
| Lyons Sandstone | Near Lyons, Colorado | Dark red | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 ) (“Used mainly for sills, platforms, & paving.”) |
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