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Name of Stone Origin Color Comments
Nailsworth Stone (Limestone) Near Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England Light cream Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 (“...oolitic limestone...obtained from underground workings at Ball’s Green, near Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. Used for many years in interior church work and carved work.”)
Namur Marble Namur Black Ancient marble
Namur Namur, Belgium   “For marbles listed from Namur, Belgium, see - Bleu Belge, Bleu St. Remy, Breche Du Nord, Breche De Waulsort, Breche Francaise, Grand Courtil, Griote St. Remy, Heer Marble, Noir Belge, Noir Fin, Noir Veine, Rouge De Flandre, Rouge Fleuri, Rouge Griotte, Rouge Imperial, Rouge Royal, Rouge Royal Vif, Royal St. Remy, St. Anne.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nanquin Coquiler Marble “Quarried at Mentious, in the Upper Garonne, France.” “Warm whitish-brown containing small fossils. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Napoleon des Vosges Marble “Quarried at Schirmeck, in Vosges, France.” “Various brown tints with veins of white, gray and auburn.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Napoleon Fleury Marble France   (5)
Napoleon Grand Melange Marble France   (5)
Napoleon Gray Marble “Quarried at Phenix, Missouri.” USA “Dark gray with shades of pinkish glow and with bluish veins at regular intervals.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Napoleon Gray Marble “West Quarry” of the Phenix Marble Co., Greene County, Missouri, USA Light-toned gray marble (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Rpt. of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geo. Survey & Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946.)
Napoleon Marble “Quarried in the Heureuse Valley, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, France.” “Medium gray, veined with light red and brown. Another variety is pink or rose and the third variety is of a rose fleur or fine ruddy brown.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Napoleon Marble (Limestone) or Lunel, Pierre De France Whitish-gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 (“Used for interior work”)
Napoleon Marbles     “In addition to those prefixed Napoleon see Marquise.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Napoleon Pink Tennessee, USA   “Same as Knox Pink (Tennessee).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Napoleon Red Granite Vanga, Sweden    
Napoleon Speckled Marble (Napoleon Moucheté) France   Interior and exterior (12)
Napoleon Tigre Marble France   (5)
Napoleonite Marble “Quarried in Corsica.” “Dark gray, marked with orbicular light gray spots.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nara & Nara Brown Granite Canada Brown (5)
Nara Brown Granite Canada   (5)
Nashua Granite Nashua, New Hampshire (Stevens Quarry), USA Light Gray Muscovite-biotite granite gneiss (for curbing and trimming)
Nassau Marble     “See Famosa.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Natal     “See Port Shepstone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nausa Green Marble Greece   (5)
Navarra Province     “See Blanco Rosado and Verde Moulin.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Naxian Marble “Quarried on the Island of Naxos, one of the Cyclades.” “Coarse grained white statuary.” “Naxos Marble or Naxian Marble...A narrow channel divides Naxos from Paros, both islands are included under the name of Paronaxia. some writers have confused Naxian Marble with Parian and they are similar in many respects.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Naxos Marble “Quarried on the Island of Naxos, one of the Cyclades.” “Coarse grained white statuary.” “Naxos Marble or Naxian Marble...A narrow channel divides Naxos from Paros, both islands are included under the name of Paronaxia. some writers have confused Naxian Marble with Parian and they are similar in many respects.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Naxos Semi-White Marble Greece   (5)
Naxos White Marble Greece   (5) Interior (12)
Navajo Sandstone Southern and eastern Utah, USA    
Naylor Hill Gritstone Blackmoor Rd, Haworth, W. Yorkshire; quarry near Keighley, UK Yellow/ buff (2)
Naylor Hill Sandstone Blackmoor Rd, Haworth, W. Yorkshire, UK Yellow/buff or grey buff brown coloured sandstone with rose banding" (2)
Nebo Golden Travis Marble “Quarried on Thistle Mountain, Utah.” USA “Brown variegated with yellowish-brown.” “Nebo Golden Travis or Mt. Nebo Golden Travis or Bird’s Eye.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nebresina Quarries     “See Dark Roman.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Negato     “See White Negato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Negrais Yellow Marble (Amarelo Dos Negrais) Portugal   Interior (12)
Negro De Granite Angola   (5)
Negro Marble Mexico   (5)
Negro Markina Marble San Sebastián, Spain Black AFAEX
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Negro Oriental Marble China   (5)
Negro Tijuca Granite Brazil   (5)
Negropont     “See Greek Cippolino.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nehden     “See Alma and Goldedar.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nembro Rosato Marble Verona, Italy   Interior and exterior marble (11)
Nepean Stone (Sandstone) Canada “...generally of a light gray color, almost white, although sometimes yellow or brown, occasionally banded.” Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 5, May, 1924 (“Used for building purposes in Ottawa (Canada).”)
Nephrite     “Same as Jade.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nero Antico Marble “An ancient marble believed to have been quarried near the promontory of Taenarium, now Cape Natapan, Laconia, Greece. (Watson.) Brindley in 1895 confirms this. Blagrove in 1888 says the quarries have been lost.” “Jet black with faint streaks of clear white or dusky black with grayish bands.” “Inasmuch as Nero Antico was used by the Romans and perhaps named by them and at the same time called Marmar Taenarium, it seems clear that the location as given must be approximately correct.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nero Antico Marble Greece Black in color, generally with white veins  
Nero Belgio Travertine Belgium   (5)
Nero Bigiastro Marble   “Ebony black with bands of mottled white, brown and gray.” “This is probably a variation of Nero Antico. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nero Black "Stone" Zimbabwe   (5)
Nero E Blanco (D'Aubert) Near D'Aubert, France   (8) The quarry in France is now closed.
Nero Grande Antico D'Italia Marble   Black and white (8) (ancient marble)
Nero Marble China    
Nero Piracaia Granite Brazil   (5)
Nero Strisciato Marble   “Black with streaks of white.” “Sometimes called Nero Antico, which is probably modern.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nero Vitoria Granite Brazil   (5)
Nerobi Marble (Limestone) Carthage, Missouri, USA. “A rich dark brown color, reflected with cream or gray fossil-fragments.” (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946)
Neshobe Gray Marble West Rutland, Vermont, USA Dark Gray with many gray and rarely small white blotches. Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10)
Nestier     “See Bise African, Bise Rose and Bise Violet.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Netler Dale     “See Bird’s-Eye (Derbyshire).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nestos Semi-White Marble Greece   (5)
Nestos White Marble Greece   (5)
Neuhauser Granite Austria Salt and pepper color (5)
Neustadt (location)     “Kunzendorf, a small town where the Gray Kunzendorfer Marbles are quarried, is about five miles west of Neustadt.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Neuvillette     “Same as Bleu de Neuvillette.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nevada (location) Nevada, USA   “It is reported that marble of a great variety of colors occurs in the Tempiute Mountains in the southeastern part of the state. We have no record of any attempts to quarry this stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nevada Black Granite Brazil   (5)
New Breccia Marble (Breche Nouvelle France   Interior (12)
New Brunswick Sandstone Canada   (See Sackville Freestone)
New England Marble “Quarried at Stainton, near Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.” “One variety is light fawn colored without much veining. Another is darker with purple and brown markings. (Blagrove.)” “Dapple Limestone and White Limestone from the Newton Quarries near Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, England, are sometimes known locally as New England Marble and inasmuch as Dalton and Barrow are both near Stainton, the above stones are probably from the Newton Quarries.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
New England Marble (AKA Dapple Limestone) “Newton Quarries near Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire, England.” “Buff, containing a small fossils and dappled with dark brownish feathery patches.” “Locally it is sometimes known as New England Marble. (Watson).” “This is probably the same as the dark variety of New England described by Blagrove, although the descriptions differ materially.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., 1907; 1994 the MIA)
New England White Granite New Hampshire, USA Bluish gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (monuments, buildings, mausoleums & paving)
New Haven Marble “West of New Haven, Connecticut.” USA “Gray or dove colored clouded with greenish-yellow serpentine, the latter containing black grains and sheet soft magnetic iron ore.” “According to Professor C.V. Shepard, 1837, a marble described as gray or dove colored clouded with greenish-yellow serpentine, the latter containing black grains and sheets of magnetic iron ore, was quarried shortly after 1811 at a point 2 ½ miles west of New Haven, Connecticut. Operations were abandoned a few years later.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
New Imperial Red Granite India   (5) Interior and exterior (12)
New Jersey (location) New Jersey, USA   “The only quarry reported as being in operation at present is the Lizzie Clay Quarry, at Marble Hill, Phillipsburg.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
New Kashmir White Granite Brazil   (5)
New Mexico (location) New Mexico, USA   “See Alamora Golden Fleuri, Alamora Gray Fleuri and Alamora Gray Veine. The Alamora Quarry at Alamagordo, Otero County, is the only marble quarry (as far as we know) now in operation.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
New Montaranti     “See Siena Montaranti.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
New Mudgee Granite Australia Yellowish-brown (5)
New Peach Blossom Marble Turkey   Interior (12)
New Pedrara Onyx     “See Onyx Pedrara.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
New Port Granite Canada   (5)
New Rubin Red Granite India   (5)
New Ruby Granite India   Interior and exterior (12)
New Ubatuba Granite Brazil   (5)
New Ulm Quartzite Michigan, USA Red Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, Sept, 1923 (“A very hard, compact, red quartzite. Not used extensively in building.”
New Vein Purbeck Limestone Panorama Road, Swanage, Dorset, UK Varies in color: "New Vein being a buff -grey colour with numerous pieces of buff coloured shell" (2)
New Westerly Blue Granite Milford, New Hampshire (New Westerly Quarry), USA Medium, slightly bluish gray Quartz monsonite (monumental granite)
New York Bluestone New York, USA Bluestone Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, Sept, 1923 (“Used for curbing and paving.”)
New York Marbles New York, USA   “According to the U.S. Geolgoical Survey Stone, 1921, the only active marble quarries in New York producing building stone were: Lepanta Quarries at Plattsburg, Clinton County. The Dover Quarries at Wingdale, Dutchess County. The Gouverneur Quarries at Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County. The Glenn Falls Black Quarries, at Glen Falls, Warren County.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
New Zealand Jade “Quarried at Milford Sound, Otago, New Zealand.” “According to Watson, most of the varieties are highly translucent, more so than any other variety of this mineral except the rare Emerald Green Jade of Burma.” “ New Zealand Jade or Greenstone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
New Zealand Marbles New Zealand   “According to Watson large undeveloped deposits of marble are found in the neighborhood of Milford Sound on the west coast of South Island, New Zealand.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Newton Abbott     “See Bradley Woods, Gray Ogwell and Red Ogwell.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Newton Brown Granite Canada   (5)
Newton Bushell     “See Devonshire Marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Newton Quarries     “See Dapple Limestone and White Limestone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Niagara Falls Limestone Niagara Falls, New York, USA    
Niagara Limestone New York, USA Gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“...used for local building.”)
Niagara Limestone Ohio, USA Gray & blue-gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“...highly fossiliferous limestone often full of holes, occasionally quarried for foundations and abutments, but used principally for the production of lime.”)
Nibbio Veined Granite (Cuzzago) Novara, Piedmont District, Italy   (12)
Niccolo Agate Unknown location   “This ancient Agate from unknown source is described by Pullen as white with rings of reddish-brown.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nicol Skiros Marble Veneto, Italy   Interior (12)
Nieder Lindewiese     “See Lindewiese.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nievre     “See Jaune de La Nievre.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Niggerhead     “See Gabbro.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Night Rose Granite China   (5)
Nile Alabaster Egypt   “ Nile Alabaster or Nile Onyx. Same as Egyptian Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nile Onyx Egypt   “Nile Alabaster or Nile Onyx. Same as Egyptian Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nimes Near Alais, northwest of Nimes, in Gard, France.   “Near Alais, from the Alais Quarries, about twenty miles northwest of Nimes, in Gard, France, Lanquedoc is quarried.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nippon Island Marbles     “See Black and White Marble, Black Marble (Serpentine), and White Negato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nivelles Marble “Near Nivelles”   “Feluy-Arquenne is quarried near Nivelles and is sometimes known as Nivelles Marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nivernais Marble “Quarried at Champ-Robert, Nievre, France.” “Bluish-gray. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nivernais Orange     “See Orange du Nivernais.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nizhne Tagilsk     “See Russian Malachite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noble Serpentines     “Noble Serpentines or Precious Serpentines. These are stones among the serpentines which possess a certain degree of transparency.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noche Travertine Italy Honey brown color background  
Nocelle Red Avellino (Montemiletto) Campania Region, Italy   (12)
Noir Antique Marble “Quarried at St. Crepin, in the Upper Alps.” “Uniform jet black. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noir Belge Marble “Quarried near Basecles, Hainault, Belgium.” “Black marble sold in four grades: No. 1 - Or Best; No. 2 - Second Best, No. 3 - Common, No. 4 - Inferior.” “Noir Belge or Tournai Marble.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noir Belge Marble “Quarried near the left bank of the Meuse, a little north of Mazy and golzinnes.” “Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noir Belge Marble Mazy, Namur, Belgium “Brownish jet black” “Will not stand weathering. First quality block 11 inches to 12 inches thick, second quality blocks 14 inches to 22 inches thick.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., 1907; 1994 the MIA) http://www.marble-institute.com/
Noir de Castres Marble “Quarried at Castres, Tarn, France.” “Deep black of medium quality.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noir De Golzine Travertine Austria   (5)
Noir de Sable Marble “Port Etroit Quarries at Juique near Sable, Sarth, France.” “Fine black with well defined white veins and few fossils.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noir Fin Marble “Quarried near St. Denis, Namur, Belgium.” “Brownish jet black.” “Generally known as Belgium Black....No. 1 blocks are seldom more than 11 inches thick.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noir Fin Marble St. Dennis, Namur, Belgium   “Similar to Noir Belge.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., 1907; 1994 the MIA)
Noir Francais Marble “From numerous quarries near Houdain, Pas de Calais, France.” “Black but not as fine in texture or deep in color as the Belgian Black. Some varieties have small spots of white.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noir Jurassique Marble “Quarried in Jura, France.” “Pure Black. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noir Sable     “Same as Noir de Sable.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noir Saint Laurent Marble France   (5)
Noir Veine Marble “Quarried at St. Aubin, Florennes, Namur, Belgium.” “Dark blue black with slender white markings.” “This marble is practically the same as Bleu Belge.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noir Veini Marble “From the Manaria Quarries near Bilboa, Province Vizcaya, Spain.” “Deep black interlaced with numerous white veins and markings.” “Black Spanish or Spanish Black, Bilboa Black or Vizcaya Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nonette Marble “Quarried at Nonette, Auvergne.” “Pearl gray with fossils. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nord Marble     “See Gandrieux, Glageon and Grand Antique.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nordland Marbles     “Antique Fonce, Breche Rose, Cirton Furuli, White Salten.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Norge Clair Marble “Quarried in Norway.” “Pure white.” “This is probably the same as White Saltern...Renwick lists this marble, but gives no quarry location.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noric Ceppo (Ceppo Norico) Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy   Exterior (12)
Norite     “Differs but little from Gabbro.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Norrkoping     “See Ringborg Green.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
North African Skyros Marble North Africa   (8) (ancient marble)
North Berwick Black Granite In North Berwick, in the township of Berwick." Very dark olive-greenish color  
North Carolina Brownstone Anson County, Lee, County, Moore County, Chatham County, Durham County, and Wake County, North Carolina, USA Varies from Light to dark brown Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, Sept, 1923
North Carolina Marble Regal, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA   “The only marble now being quarried in this state is the Regal Blue, at Regal, Cherokee County.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
North Carolina Serpentine “Near the city of Asheville are undeveloped deposits of serpentine.”   (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
North Conway Granite North Conway, New Hampshire (White Mountain, USA Medium pinkish buff-gray Biotite granite (constructional granite)
North Jay Granite Maine, USA Light gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (known as “white granite”; building & monumental purposes)
North Lanark Serpentine Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Three varieties: White groundmass with green cloudings; lavender groundmass with green cloudings; and white groundmass with buff cloudings. Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924 (“A true serpentine marble....”)
Northern Gray Marble Vermont, USA   Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. (10)
Northern Ivory Marble Vermont, USA White ground, slmost black streaks and clouds. Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10)
Northern Pearl Marble Vermont, USA   Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10)
Northern Pentelic     “See Pentelic White Statuary from the Dionyos Quarries.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Northern Pentelic     “Name by which Pentlic is sometimes known.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Northern White Marble Vermont, USA   Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10)
Northlite Granite Minnesota, USA White Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (monumental purposes)
North-West Frontier Province Marble     “See Nowshera.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nova Scotia Canada   (See Amherst, Picton and Wallace sandstone.)
Novara Province Marble     “See Candoglio.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Novelda     “See Rouge Clair.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Norwegian F.O. Marble Norway   “Norwegian F.O. or F.O. Norwegian. American name for a Norwegian marble, probably White Salten.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Norwegian Pink Marble Norway   Interior and exterior (12)
Norwegian White Marble “Quarried near Fauskeidet, Northland, Norway.” “White with slightly bluish cast rather loosely grained.” White Norwegian or F. O. White Norwegian “...Quarry opened in 1890 by Norwegian interests who transferred the property to a Danish Company, who erected a large finishing plant at the quarry. The available information seems to indicate that they have not been successful, due perhaps to the softness of the material which makes it unfit for exterior use in northern climes.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)”
Nova Scotia Sandstone Dorchester Quarries - Dorchester, New Brunswick, Canada Yellowish-brown stone, which in natural state; after Sawn, etc., pale buff color  
Nowshera Marble “Quarried at Nowshera, Peshawar District, North-West Frontier Province, India.” “Red with a profusion of white calcite veins and patches. It contains indistinct signs of fossils. (Watson.) Another variety described by Watson is the same as the other except that light pink takes the place of the red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nuageux (definition)     “Cloudy.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nube (definition)     “Cloud.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Noyant Limestone France   (5)
Nubian Sandstone (AKA Gebel Selsella Sandstone) Egypt Light yellows, gray; orange brown banded; red and white streaked; straw colored; & light pink Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 (a cretaceous sandstone)
Nule Pink Granite (Rosa Nule) Sardinia, Italy   Interior and exterior (12)
Nugget Sandstone Utah, USA From gray through yellow, brown, buff, and pink to red; reddish-brown  
Nuit St. George     “See Rose St. George.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nulhegan Granite Brunswick, Essex County, Vermont, USA    
Numidian Porphyry Africa   aka "Numidian Lapis"; antique marble
Numidian Marble Western Algeria Pink  
Numidian Marble Tunisia, northern Africa from the Chemtou quarries Red - and Golden or pale yellow marble, often with veins of orange and pink Brecciated limestone
Numidian Marbles Found “in the ancient provinces of Africa and Mauretania, now Algeria, Morocco, and Tunis. The only known quarry in the ancient African Province of Numidia is at Fillfila, where a white marble of ordinary quality is found. The marbles now known as Numidian are quarried at Djeber, on an elevated plateau known as Djebeler-Roos or Mountain of the Capes, commonly called Montagne Gris, about twenty miles northeast of Oran in the West part of Algeria and near Simittu Colonia, modern Chemtou, in the Medjerda Valley, Tunis.”   “According to Playfair, the name Numidian is incorrect as the marbles are not found in Numidia proper, but in the ancient provinces of Africa and Mauretania, now Algeria, Morocco, and Tunis....” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Numidian Marbles Algiers & Tunis (Tunisia), Africa   “Very valuable quarries of marble have been found in the French colonies of Algiers and Tunis.  It was from these that the Romans procured their so-called Numidian marbles.  Numidia proper is outside of the district in which the greater part of the marbles are found; but it gave its name apparently to all of them.”  (“Algerian Marbles,” The Manufacturer and Builder, November 1887)
Numidian Pavonazzo Marble “Kleber Quarries, near Oran Province, Algeria.” “Resembles the Numidian Rose, but the color is more evenly distributed. It is intersected by numerous chocolate colored veins.” “Numidian Pavonazzo or Pavonazzo de Numide.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Numidian Pink Marble “Kleber Quarries, Oran Province, Algeria.” “Coral color with rose colored clouded bands traversed by purple and rich brown threadlike markings. Another variety is same with pink bands less definied. The slender markings are more numerous and are entirely brown.” “Numidian Pink or Rose de Numide.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Numidian Pink Marble     “Pavanazzo Numidian or Paonazzo - See Numidian Pink.”  (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Numidian Red Marble “Kleber Quarries.” Oran Province, Algeria. “Deep red, bright red and occasional yellow fragments with deep purplish red and brown connecting.” “Numidian Red or Breche Sanguine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Numidian Yellow Marble “Quarried near Chemtou, Tunis, Africa.” “Warm yellow often tinged faintly with pink and streaked with marking of brown. (Elsden and Howe.)” “Numidian Yellor or Giallo Antico...This quarry ceased to be worked with the downfall of Imperial Rome and its location was unknown for many centuries. According to Watson it was rediscovered when the railway between Algeria and Tunis was under construction. Edward Dow, American Consul at Algiers, advises, May 29, 1923, that the quarries are not operating.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Numidian Yellow Marble “Kleber Quarries, Oran Province, Algeria.” “This marble is almost identical in color and texture to the Numidian Yellow from Tunis.” “Numidian Yellow or Giallo Antico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nurtingen Sandstone Germany Light drab with yellow spots Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 (for building work)
Nuvolato (definition)     “Nuvolato - Cloudy - See Giallo Antico Nuvolato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nuvolato Apuano Marble Carrara, Italy   Interior and exterior marble (11)
Nuvolato Bruno Alabastro     “Same as Alabrasto Nuvolato Bruno.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nuvole Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro Nuvole.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nuvolosa di Arno “Quarried near the banks of the Arno, Italy.” “Pale green with spots of clear yellow or greenish-yellow. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nuvoloso (definition)     “Cloudy.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nuvoloso di Mugnione Marble “Quarried near Mugnione, Tuscany, Italy.” “Reddish-gray. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nyacks Sandstone Nyacks, New York, USA Red  
Nyasa Lake     “See Steatite (Central Africa).
Nymph’s Grotto (location)     “The ancient quarry that produced Parian Marble was known as Numph’s Grotto.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Nyvert     “Same as Swedish Green.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)

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