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| Name of Stone | Origin | Color | Comments |
| Michigan Marble or Serpentine | “Quarry located at Ishpeming, Michigan.” | “Light green variegated.” | “ Michigan Marble or Serpentine or, Michigan Verde Antique.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Michigan Verde Antique Marble or Serpentine | “Quarry located at Ishpeming, Michigan.” | “Light green variegated.” | “ Michigan Marble or Serpentine or, Michigan Verde Antique.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Middlebury Cream Antique Marble | “Quarried at Brandon, Vermont.” USA | “Creamish-white, slightly variegated.” | “Not available.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Middlebury Cream Marble or Cream Antique | Brandon, Vermont, USA | “Creamy white slightly mottled.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) 1907, Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Middlebury Pavonazzo | “Quarried at Brandon, Vermont.” USA | “Creamish-white background with purple markings.” | “Middlebury Pavonazzo or Cream Pavonazzo...Not available.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Middleton Quarries | “Middleton Quarries, near Queenstown, Cork County, Ireland.” | “Pink and gray with red and white veins. (Watson.) Brownish-red with spots and veins of white and whitish-red. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Middleton Quarries (Ireland) | Ireland | “Other marbles from this quarry in Cork County, Ireland, are pink, dove and sunset.” | “See Cork Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Middleton Quarries (England) | “See Hopton Wood.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Middleton Red Marble | “Cork Red from the Middleton Quarries is sometimes called Middleton Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Milbank Granite | South Dakota, USA | ||
| Midnight Blue Granite | India | (5) | |
| Midnight Gray Granite | Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA | Light gray | Quarried by New England Stone Industries, Inc. (1) |
| Miemo Marble | Miemo, Tuscany, Italy | “Alabaster quarried at Miemo, Tuscany, Italy, is sometimes called ‘Miemo Marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Miery (Lumachelle) | “Quarried in the locality of Miery, near Poligny, Doubs, France.” | “Black with white fossils. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Migliarolo Bianco Granite | “Quarried near Lake Maggiore, Italy.” | “From same locality (as Migliarolo or Migliarolo Rosso Granite) is also a granite of white with black spots. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Migliarolo Granite | “Quarried near Lake Maggiore, Italy.” | “This is a granite mottled red, gray, black, and white.” | “Migliarolo or Migliarolo Rosso.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Migliarolo Rosso Granite | “Quarried near Lake Maggiore, Italy.” | “This is a granite mottled red, gray, black, and white.” | “Migliarolo or Migliarolo Rosso.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Milford Building Granite | Milford, New Hampshire, USA | Medium pinkish gray | Quartz monzonite, probably (constructional granite) |
| Milford Building Granite | Milford, New Hampshire (Lovejoy Quarry), USA | Light gray | Quartz monzonite (constructional and monumental granite) |
| Milford Granite | Milford, New Hampshire (see color column for quarries), USA | Bishop Quarry: Light gray, faintly cream colored; Comolli and Paradis Quarries: Light inclining to medium bluish gray; Souhegan Quarry: Dark gray with very slight pinkish tinge; Lovejoy Quarry; Light gray | Quartz monzonite granite (monumental granite); Lovejoy Quarry: Light gray granite is inscriptional granite & Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (building & monumental work) |
| Milford Building Granite | Milford, New Hampshire (Kittredge and Pease Quarries), USA | Light gray with very slight bluish tinge | Quartz monzonite (constructional granite) |
| Milford Building Pink Granite | Milford, New Hampshire (Pease Quarry), USA | Light buff-gray, some slightly pinkish | Quartz monzonite (constructional granite) |
| Milford Marble | “From the Milford Quarry, near Milford, Connecticut,” USA | “According to Professor C.U. Shepard, the above quarry was opened shortly after 1811 and operated for a number of years and then abandoned. This same authority describes the Milford marble as green and also mentions verde antique from the same quarry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Milford Pink Granite | Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA | Pink shades to a warm light gray; light pinkish to greenish gray with black biotite mica spots | AKA Milford Granite quarried by Fletcher Granite Co., Inc. (1) |
| Milford Sound (location) | “On the west coast of South Island, New Zealand.” | “Marble occurs in great abundance. The only quarry in New Zealand of which we have a record is the one on Caswell Sound, an inner arm of Milford Sound. See Caswell.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Millstone Blue Granite | Millstone, Connecticut, USA | ||
| Millstone Granite | Connecticut, USA | Dark gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (building & monumental work) |
| Millstone Granite | Elberton, Georgia, USA | Light gray | Quarried by Rock of Ages Corp. (1) |
| Millstone Granite | Elberton, Georgia, USA | White | Quarried by Royalty Granite Corp. (1) |
| Milton Quarry | “One of the Champlain quarries.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mimina Marble | Egypt | (5) | |
| Mine Quarry Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Varieties produced: Meadow White, Venato, Vert Mont, and Vermont G. M. Exterior Marble. Quarried by Green Mountain Marble Corp. 1932. | |
| Minervino Controverso | Bari (Minervino) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Minnesota Marbles & Stones | “See American Travertine, Kasota and Mankota Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Ming Green Marble | China | Light green | (5) |
| Minnesota Valley "Granite" (AKA Minnesota "Swirl Granite") | Around Morton, Renville County, Minnesota, USA | Morton Gneiss | |
| Minnesota "Swirl Granite" (AKA Minnesota Valley "Granite") | Around Morton, Renville County, Minnesota, USA | Morton Gneiss | |
| Miramichi Sandstone | Canada | Buff | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 5, May, 1924 |
| Mischi | “Same as Pavonazzo, Italian.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mischio Breccia Serravezza | “Same as Breccia Violetto.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mischio di Serra Valle Marble | Italy | “Bluish-white mingled with gray, black and yellow.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mischio di Marmaroja Marble | Italy | “Clear light gray.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mischio di Volterra Marble | Italy | “Gray mingled with white and light red.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mischio dei Conti | Italy | Pale Gray with brown spots.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mischio di Mitigliano Marble | Italy | “Pale red mixed with yellow.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mischio di Siena Marble | Tuscany, Italy | “Flesh colored mingled with white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mischio di Frosini Marble | “Quarried near the Abbey of St. Galgano.” | “Reddish with white spots.” | “This marble was quarried in Italy, and may have been named after the location of the quarry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mischio Marble | “Quarried in Brescia ” | “Pink mingled with white.” | “This marble was quarried in Italy, and may have been named after the location of the quarry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mischio Verde Marble | “Quarried near Padua.” Italy | “Green with black and white veins. (Blagrove.)” | Mischio Verde or Verde Mischio.” This marble was quarried in Italy, and may have been named after the location of the quarry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Missisquoi Dark Gray off Regal Marble | “At Phillipsburg, on the north shore of Lake Champlain, Province of Quebec, Canada.” | “Semitransparent light green containing opaque fossils.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Missisquoi Emerald Marble | “At Phillipsburg, on the north shore of Lake Champlain, Province of Quebec, Canada.” | “White, almost covered with bright green veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Missisquoi Mottled Marble | “At Phillipsburg, on the north shore of Lake Champlain, Province of Quebec, Canada.” | “Light gray composed of an aggregation of coarse calcite crystals and slight indications of fossils.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Missisquoi Marble | Canada | Colors vary from “a white with slender light green markings to sea green and black.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924 (“A marble of numerous varieties and colors....”) |
| Missisquoi New Layer Marble | “At Phillipsburg, on the north shore of Lake Champlain, Province of Quebec, Canada.” | “Somewhat lighter, otherwise the same as Missisquoi Mottled.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Missisquoi Quarries | “At Phillipsburg, on the north shore of Lake Champlain, Province of Quebec, Canada.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Missisquoi Regal Marble | “At Phillipsburg, on the north shore of Lake Champlain, Province of Quebec, Canada.” | “White with a few slender light green veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Missisquoi Regina Marble | “At Phillipsburg, on the north shore of Lake Champlain, Province of Quebec, Canada.” | “White with light clouded green veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Missisquoi Rex Marble | “At Phillipsburg, on the north shore of Lake Champlain, Province of Quebec, Canada.” | “White with slender light green veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Missisquoi Sea Green Marble | “At Phillipsburg, on the north shore of Lake Champlain, Province of Quebec, Canada.” | “White with closely set green veins, the color of which gradually diffuses with the white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Missisquoi Vert Rose Marble | “At Phillipsburg, on the north shore of Lake Champlain, Province of Quebec, Canada.” | “Light green containing numerous white and rose colored patches.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mississippi Sandstone | Mississippi, USA | Light gray to white | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, Sept, 1923 (“A heavy bedded sandstone varying from a light gray to a white, of medium fine texture, firm and easily quarries.” |
| Missolonghi Beige Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| "Missouri Marble" Limestone | Carthage, Missouri, USA | White | |
| Missouri Marbles | Missouri, USA | “See Carthage marbles, Napoleon Marbles, and St. Genevieve. ” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Missouri Onyx | Missouri, USA | “This material is no longer available.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Missouri Red Granite | Ironton, Missouri, USA | Bright red | Quarried by Missouri Red quarries Inc. (1) |
| Missouri Red Granite | Graniteville, Missouri, USA | Medium red | Quarried by New England Stone Industries, Inc. & Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (columns, monuments, and structural work) (1) |
| Misty Dusk Granite | China | (5) | |
| Misty Grey Granite | Nigeria | (5) | |
| Misty Peach Pink Granite | China | (5) | |
| Mitigliano (Breccia) | “Quarried near Mitigliano, Tuscany, Italy.” | “Yellow and gray with white and gray fragments.” | “For another marble quarried in this locality see Mischio di Mitigliano. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mito Quarries | “See Black and White ( Japan ).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mittweida Granite | Germany | (5) | |
| Miya Granite | Nigeria | (5) | |
| Miyask | “Near Miyask on the Ilmen Mountains, in the southern part of the Ural Range, Russia.” | “Amazonite or Amazon Stone was formerly almost exclusively obtained from near Miyask on the Ilmen Mountains, in the southern part of the Ural Range, Russia.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Mizzeh Athdar Marble | “Ibn-son-abed Quarries, near Jerusalem.” | “Delicate light primrose color, slightly mottled, with a few light pink patches.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mizzeh Limestone | Near Jerusalem | “cream and brown mottled, pink with red veins, light drab, bright pink with yellow veins, and straw colored with pink veins.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 |
| Mizzeh Yahdar Marble | “Ta-la-bi-eli Quarries, near Jerusalem.” | “Pink to cream with occasional rose-pink veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Moate | “See Irish Gray.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Moenkopi Sandstone | Arizona, USA | Red | |
| Mogno Bahia Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Mohegan Granite | Near Lake Mohegan, New York | “Generally a yellowish gray color, but in one variety bearing the trade name of “Old Gold,” the feldspar is brown, giving the stone a golden tint.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (churches & building work) |
| Mohogany Red Granite | Wisconsin, USA | Medium-colored red “with ground mass of reddish feldspar and white crystals” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 |
| Mokhattan Limestone | Egypt | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 (“A limestone of several varieties in texture, some are soft and chalky, others are hard and compact.”) | |
| Mola Marble | “Mola Quarries, Alicante, Spain.” | “Light pink with white veins and a few thread-like markings of deep red. (Watson).” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Molina Marble | “Quarried near Molina, Spain.” | “Yellow and white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Molina Rosa Marble | “Garfagnana Quarries, Tuscany, Italy.” | “Pink and white with winding veins of dark reddish brown.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mollinges | “See Jaune Lamartine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Molochites | “Same as Malachite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mona Marble | “Local name for Anglesey Serpentine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Monastery Pentelic | “Same as Pentelic White Statuary.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Moncervetto Marble | Cuneo, Piedmont District, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Mondariz Gray Granite | Spain | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Mondragone Marble | Caserta, Italy | Interior floorings and veneers (11) | |
| Moneyash Marbles | “Quarried at Moneyash, Derbyshire, England.” | “Two kinds are quarried at this place. One is light mottled gray; the other is light mottled bluish gray.” | “Neither is being produced.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Monforte Pink Granite | Portugal | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Monks Park Limestone | Monks Park Mine, Corsham, Wilts, England | Buff coloured | Oolitic limestone (2) |
| Monks Park Stone | “Quarried near Bath, Somersetshire, England.” | “Pale light brown or gray buff.” | “Corsham Down Stone from another quarry in the same locality.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Monks Park Stone (Limestone) | England | Cream | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 (“A Bath Stone...used for exterior and interior building work.”) |
| Monroe Limestone | Ohio, USA | Drab | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“Occurs in thin beds, rarely measuring ten inches...The thicker coarse (sic) are occasionally used for building. Other uses are for lime and crushed stone.”) |
| Mons | “See Petit Granite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mons Claudianus Quarry | “Located east by north of the ruins of Thebes in the mountains near the Red Sea.” | “See Claudian Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Mons Porphyrites | Egypt | “Name of one of the Ancient Egyptian Porphyrites.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Monson Slate | Monson, Maine, USA | Black | |
| Monsummano Limestone | Monsummano, Italy | ||
| Montagne Grise Marble | “On this mountain are located the quarries producing Numidian marble from Algeria.” | “Same as Djebel-er-Roos.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Montagne Grise Serpentine | “See Algerian Serpentine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Montagne Noire (Black Mountain) | “See Languedoc.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of MarbleDealers/MIA) | ||
| Montague du Chateau | “Same as Breche Montague du Chateau.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Montalato | “See Tavernelle (Montalato).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Montalieu Villebois Limestone | France | (5) | |
| Montalto Verzino (Montalto Di Mondovi) | Cuneo, Piedmont District, Italy | (12) | |
| Montana Marble | Montana, USA | “No marble of importance is being quarried in this state, and the only deposit known to us is one of Black and Yellow found in Lewis and Clark Counties.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| "Montana Sunset Cross Cut" Travertine | Montana, USA | Montana Travertine (3) | |
| "Montana Sunset Fleuri" Travertine | Montana, USA | Montana Travertine (3) | |
| Montarenti | “See Siena Old Convent.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Montarenti Dark Siena | “See Siena Dark Montarenti.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Montarenti Light Siena | “See Siena Old Convent Silver Gray.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Montbart Breche | “Quarried in Cote d’Or France.” | “Mottled with white, red, and yellow. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Monte Alcino (location) | Monte Alcino, Italy | “Italian Onyx is quarried in this Italian commune.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Monte Altissimo | “Quarried near Seravezza, Italy.” | “Pure white. Like all Statuary marbles it is rarely obtainable in more than small sized pieces.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Monte Aurata | Uruguay | Dark gray, red, and white marble | |
| Monte Azuro Marble | “Quarried in Spain.” | “Sky-blue with clouds intermingled. (C.D. Jackson.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Monte Caccia Breccia | Bari (Castel del Monte) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Monte Cassina Sandstone | Quarries in southern Indiana at St. Meinrad | Warm buff and marked with brown. | |
| Monte Claros Marble | “Quarried at Monte Claros, Spain.” | “Black with white veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Monte Corchia Statuary Marble | “This marble is mentioned by Blagrove as closely resembling the finest Italian Statuary.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Monte d’Arma (Breccia) | “Monte d’Arma Quarries, Italy.” | “Fragments of black limestone with a yellowish cement.” | “Fragments of black limestone with a yellowish cement. This is inclined to break away in the process of dressing. (G.P. Merrill.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Monte Ferrato | “See Verde de Prato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Monte Gazzo Onyx | “See Alabastro del Gazzo.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Monte Prado Breccia (Ormea) | Cuneo, Piedmont District, Italy | (12) | |
| Monte Santo Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Monte Silvestro | “See Bardilla.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Montel Marble | “Quarry in Lot, France.” | “Blackish gray with green spots. (Blagrove.)” | “Named after its quarry in Lot, France.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Montello Granite | Wisconsin, USA | Red, almost maroon | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 |
| Monterosa Onix (Sambughetto) | Novara, Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Monthricaux Marble | “Quarry in Lot, France.” | “Black and Red. (Blagrove.)” | “Named after the location of its quarry in Lot, France.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Montmartin (location) | “See Brun de Montmartin.” There are also some Black and White marbles found at this place. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Montmirel Marble | “Quarried at Montmirel, Tarn, France.” | “Brown, gray and white. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Montorfano White Granite (Bianco Montorfano) | Novara, Piedmont Region, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Montrose Granite | Wisconsin, USA | Red and gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (“Very coarse...granite with crystals as large as half inch.”) |
| Montsorrel Granite | England | Warm rose | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 12, Dec., 1924 (“Largely used for building and decorative work.”) |
| “Moor Stone” (Granite) | England | Light gray with distinct bland and white crystals | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 12, Dec., 1924 (“A name given in the 18th century to the Devonshire and Cornish granites, because they were quarried mainly from moorland tracts. Most of these granites are light gray in color, porphyritic, with distinct black and white cryustals. The feldspars are called ‘Horses’ Teeth’ by the quarrymen. Both the Devonshire and Cornish granites have been used for nearly two centuries for heavy masonry and fine building work.”) |
| Moose-A-Bec Red Granite | Rockport, Maine, USA | Dark reddish gray with white and pinkish feldspar | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (building & monumental work) |
| Moose-a-bec Seam Face Granite | Massachusetts | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 | |
| Moose River Sandstone | Maine, USA | ||
| Morata de Tajuna Limestone | Spain | Light pinkish cream | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 |
| Morrazo Granite | Spain | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Morton Gneiss | Southwestern Minnesota in Morton, USA | Pink-and-black banded | AKA Rainbow Granite and Minnesota Granite |
| Moss Granite | Finland | (5) | |
| Moss Green Marble | China | (5) | |
| Moss Vein Marble | Vermont, USA | Gray and white intermingled. Thickly traversed by other veins, also patches and blotches of white. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., at some time prior to 1932. (10) |
| Motrico Gray Marble | Spain | Interior (12) | |
| Mount Airy White Granite | Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA | White, very light gray | North Carolina Granite Corp. (1) |
| Mount Airy White Granite | Mount Airy, North Carolina, USA | Light gray | Quarried by North Carolina Granite Corp. (1) |
| Mount Nebo Golden Travis | “See Nebo Golden Travis.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mount Pellegrino Onyx | “Quarried at Mount Pellegrino, Corsica.” | “White with yellow and red veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA |
| Montrichoux Marble | “Quarried at Montrichoux, Tarn-et-Garonne, France.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Montrouge Marbles | “Quarried at Montrouge, Seine, France.” | “Montrouge or Isabelle Marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Montville Serpentine | “Quarried at Montville, New Jersey.” USA | “Deep green and oil yellow, often translucent.” | “Only pieces of small size are obtainable, and though of exceptional beauty the stone has never been utilized except for cabinet specimens. (G.P. Merrill.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Monument | “Same as Light Cloud Vermont.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Monyash | “See Derby Fossil.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Morato ad Occhi | “Same as Bigio Morato ad Occhi.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Morato e Nero Minuto | “Same as Bigio Morato e Nero Minuto.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Morato Lumachellato | “Same as Bigio Morato Lumachellato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Morato Ondulato | “Same as Bigio Morato Ondulato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Morato Orbicolare | “Same as Bigio Morato Orbicolare.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Morato Venato | “Same as Bigio Morato Venato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Moravian Serpentine | “Quarried in Moravia, Silesia.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Moresque Brechi | “See Brechi Moresque.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Morgon Marble | “Quarried at Le Morgon, near Gap, in the upper Alps.” | “Grayish brown, lightly spotted with gray. (Blagrove.) | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mori | “See Giallo di Mroi.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Morian | “See Ohpite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Moroccan Onyx | “Hadjadja Quarries, Morocco.” | “There are several varieties of this ornamental stone, including deep red, white with golden colored veins, and blue-gray with green ribboned veinings, while some varieties have a delicate pink semi-translucent shade dominating the mass. (Watson.)” | “See Hadjadja Quarries...Hadjadja is a small town near the Algerian border.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Morra-bhandari (location) | “Near Morra-bhandari, in Jaipur, India, occur deposits of steatite (soapstone), which have been worked to some extent.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mosaic Marble | “Quarried at Moltifaeo, Corsica.” | “White filler cementing fragments of dark brown, gray, blue, yellow and red. The brown fragments predominate.” | “Takes an unequal polish, and changes colors upon exposure. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Moscow (location) | Moscow, Russia | “The vicinity of Moscow, Russia, according to Watson, yields rocks which, in some cases, admit a fairly good polish. These are frequently utilized for decorative purposes.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Moss Green | “See Verde Antico Medium.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mottled Blue | “See Holland Blue.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Moulin | “See Verde Moulin.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Moulis | “See Grand Deuil and Petit Deuil.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mount Ku Hazar Onyx | “Quarried at the base of this mountain...near Rayin, Persia.” | “Slightly greenish white.” | “Quarried at the base of this mountain (which is 14,550 feet in height and consists mainly, if not wholly, of volcanic rock)....” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mount Lebanon | “See Marmor Tirio.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mount Lofty Range | Mount Loft Range, Australia | “Nearly all of the marbles of Australia are quarried on this mountain range.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Mount Marpesius | “Modern Capresso - See Parian.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mount Ocha (location) | “Modern Mount St. Elias (Ochal).” | “Cipollino Greek is quarried on this mountain, but inasmuch as there are not less than nine Mt. Elias in Greece, the above information is not definitely. Brindley places this quarry location on the west coast, a little north of Carystus, on Mt. Pyrgado. Watson gives practically the same location, but does not give the name of the mountain. At the approximate location given, there is one Mt. St. Elias (Ancient Ocha) which must be the mountain on which the quarry is located.) (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Mountain Dark Marble | “Quarry at Shangrow, near Proctor, Vermont.” USA | “Banded with alternating waves of dark gray to black and light bluish-gray.” | “Quarry abandoned.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Mountain Girl Granite (Sierra Chica) | Argentina | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Mountain Green | Jay, New York, USA | Green | Quarried by Lake Placid Granite Co. (1) |
| Mountain of the Capes | “Same as Djebel-er-Roos.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mountain Rose Marble | Mexico, USA | (5) | |
| Mountain White | “See Danby.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mountain White Marble | Danby, Vermont, USA | Mostly pure white, some indistinct veins and clouds of light green or light brown. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior and exterior marbles. (10) |
| Mountcharles Sandstone | Larceybrack Quarry, Glencolumbkille, Co. Donegal, Eire, England | Yellow/buff coloured | (2) |
| Mountsorrel Granite | England | Ranging from dark pinkish-gray to warm rose | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 12, Dec., 1924 |
| Mt. Adam and Eve Granite | New York, USA | “Medium gray with blish or greenish tints, sometimes giving way to darker rock.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (“Formerly dimension stone”) |
| Mt. Airy Granite | Mt. Airy, North Carolina, USA | Light gray to nearly white | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (biotite granite; used for monuments & building purposes) |
| Mt. Nebo Golden Travis | “See Nebo Golden Travis.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mt. Somers | Australia | Light cream color | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 |
| Mt. Waldo Gray Granite | Frankfort, Maine, USA | Gray | |
| Mudugal Grey (Fish Belly) Granite | India | (5) | |
| Mugnione Marbles | “See Alberese di Mugnione, Caia di Mugnione, Cosuale di Mugnione, Giallo Liniato di Mugnione, Nuvoloso di Mugnione, Verdi di Mugnione.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| "Muldoon Blue" Sandstone | Muldoon, Fayette County, Texas, USA | Bluish also recognizable for long white streaks | |
| Mullion Cove (location) | Between Lizard Point and Mullion Cove, UK | “The Pengersick Quarries producing Cornish serpentine are located near Gew Graze, about midway between Lizard Point and Mullion Cove.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Multi Color Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Multi Color Rosa Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Multicolor Granite | India | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Multicolor Light Granite | India | (5) | |
| Muprhy | “See Regal Blue.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mura Dark - Marble | Bulgaria | (5) | |
| Mura Light - Marble | Bulgaria | (5) | |
| Mura White - Marble | Bulgaria | (5) | |
| Muraz | “See Vionnaz.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Murcia Marble | “Quarried in Murcia Province, Spain.” | “Red and yellow mottled.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Murrha | “Same as Spato Fluore Antico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Muscovite | “Potash mica, the most common of the micas, generally of whitish to greenish color. Mainly a silicate of alumina and potash.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mussel Marble | Derbyshire, England (UK) | “Mussell or Dog’s Tooth. One of the fossil marbles from Derbyshire, England. Not available.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Murge Stone | Bari (Spinazzola) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Mycenae Beige Breccia Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Myddle Red Sandstone | Clive, Near Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK | Reddish brown | Stone has been quarried there since Roman times. (2) |
| Myerstown (location) | “Quarried near Myerstown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.” USA | “Dove color with wavy black veinings and a few patches of white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Myitkyina District Marbles | Myitkyina District, Burma | “See Burmese Amber Jade, Burmese Blue Jade, Burmese Emerald Jade, and Burmese White Jade.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Mysore | “See Black Dolerite, Green Felsite, and Quartzite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Mystic Coffee Marble | China | (5) |
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