Names and Origins of Stone - A
| Name of Stone | Origin | Color | Comments |
| Aalfanger Granite | Austria | ||
| Abancado das Lameiras Marble | Lameira Quarry, Pero Pinheiro, Portugal | “Mottled with various shades of pink.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/the MIA) |
| Aberdaron Marble | “Same as Welsh Jasper stone or Jasper Marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Abri Marble | Abri Quarry, Rawulpindi, India | “Brown with numerous dark, winding marks.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Abul Hassan Marble | Spain | “Amber-colored background with dashes of cream.” | “Do not confuse this marble with the Algerian Onyx used in the Mosque of Sidi, Abul Hassan.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Abur Stone (Marble) | Abur Quarry, Jaisalmer, India | “Brown background with bright yellow spots and marks.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Abyss Green Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| Academy Black Granite | Clovis, CA; northeast of Fresno, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills, USA | Dark gray | Quarried by Raymond Granite; (1) diorite |
| Acajou Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| Acajou Marble | Mahogany | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Acquabianca Marble | Lucca, Italy | Interior and exterior marble (11) | |
| Acceglio Green Marble | Cuneo (Verde Acceglio) Piedmont Region, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Acceglio Red | Cuneo (Acceglio) Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Adanac Light Marble | Canada | “Gray background finely mottled & marked with light green.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Adnet or Adneter Marble | Adnet, Salzburg, Hungary | “May mean any of the marble quarried at Adnet, Salzburg, Hungary: see Grau Schnoll, Lict Urbano, Rosa Urbano, Rot Grau, Rot Lienbacher, Rot Motzau, Rot Scheck and Rot Tropf.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Adobe Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| Adoni Chocolate Granite | India | (5) | |
| Adorado Marble (Limestone) | Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA | (AKA Ste. Genevieve Totticino Marble) (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946.) | |
| Adria Grigio Machiato Marble | Croatia | (5) | |
| Adria Grigio Unito Marble | Croatia | (5) | |
| Adria Grigio Venato Marble | Croatia | (5) | |
| Adriatic Black | Bari (Trani) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Adriatic Pearl | Bari (Trani) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Adriatic Yellow | Bari (Trani) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Aegean Gray Marble | Greece | Interior (12) | |
| Aegean Marble | Greece | Interior (12) | |
| Aegean Pink Marble | Greece | Interior (12) | |
| Aeolian Marble | Dorset, Vermont, USA | “White background with light green bands or lines sometimes wavy and running in various directions.) | "Not available." (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| African Alabaster | Africa | “Same as Oriental Alabaster or Alternian Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Aeolian Marble | Dorset, Vermont, USA | Ground of white with many green veins extending in all directions; very dark to olive; some with blotches of white. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., at some time prior to 1932. (10) |
| African Blue Marble | South Africa | Interior (12) | |
| African Juparana Granite | Nigeria | (5) | |
| African Marbles | Africa | “The only African marbles generally known as such are the Numidians, although other marbles are found in Africa (Red Numidian, Pink Numidian, and Numidian Pavonazzo.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| African Onyx | Africa | (“See: Algerian Onyx.”) (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| African Skyros Marble | South Africa | Interior (12) | |
| Africano Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | “Dark gray with bands and clouds of clear black.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Africano Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Not quite black, a dark gray. | Quarried ca 1932. (10) |
| Africano Marble (Brechi) | “Supposed to have been quarried in Asia Minor; exact location unknown.” | “Black background almost completely obscured with transparent fragments ringed with pink and light brown.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Afyon Marble | Turkey | Interior (12) | |
| Agatato Alabaster | “See Alabaster Agatato” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Agate | Brazil, Faroe Islands, Germany, Iceland, India, & Scotland | “By special treatment of this stone the colors become more intense and new colors are brought out and the treated stone is known as Onyx. In the natural state it is gray, white, yellow or a brownish red.” | “A stone of the quartz family used almost exclusively in the jewelry trade.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Agate Granite | Ortonville, Minnesota, USA | Variegated brownish red | Quarried by Cold Spring Granite Co. (1) |
| Aghia Marina Semi-White Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Agrillei Marble (Brechi) | Pallizzi Quarry, Calabria, Italy | “Grayish brown background with reddish brown and orange mottling.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Ain Smara | Algeria | “(Ain Smara) Is the name of a quarry in Algeria, which produces Breche African, Onyx Dove Coutre Passe, Onyx Dove Passe, Onyx Nugal, Onyx Nugal Coutre Passe & Rouge Agate.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Alabama Marbles | Alabama, USA | “For those available (in 1907) see Alabama No. 1, A. Alabama Ivory Pavonazzo, Alabama Madri Veined or Alabama Madri Pavonazzo, Alabama Pentelic No. 1, Alabama Pentelic B-B, Alabama Selected A, Alabama Veined A.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s)Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Alabama No. 1 Marble | Gantt’s Quarry, Alabama, USA | “White creamy tone; almost no clouding and that very faint.” | “Limited supply in slabs not over ten feet, Trade-Mark: G. Q.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s)Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabama Cream A Marble | Brownson, Alabama, USA | “White cream - tinted background with from fine to wide wavy veins of bluish cast and occasional clouds from faint to a decided cast.” | “The available supply of irregular shaped blocks up to eight feet in length is generally equal to demands,” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabama Cream White Marble | Gantt’s Quarry, Sylacauga, Alabama, USA | “Creamy white with occasional clouds.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) * Image and history of of Alabama White Cream Marble is available Alabama cream marble, on the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston web site. |
| Alabama Grade A Marble | Gantt’s Quarry, Alabama, USA | “White cramy tone, freely and sometimes rather heavily clouded.” | “Available in any size required (circa 1907) and should be sawed with the bed.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabama Madri Pavonazzo Marble | “Same as Alabama Madri Veined.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alabama Ivory Paronazzo Marble | Gantt’s Quarry, Alabama, USA | “White ivory cream tone with black and generally yellowish orange markings.” | “Available blocks will fill all requirements. Quantity limited. Best results obtained by sawing with the bed.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabama Madri Veined Marble | Brownson, Alabama, USA | “Cream-white background with blue-black and gray veins” | “Also known as Alabama Madri Pavonazzo) Can be obtained in blocks as large as needed. Should be sawed with the bed. Available supply fair.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabama Madre Veined Marble | Sylacauga, Alabama, USA | From Through The Ages Magazine, June 1923, Vol. 1, No. 2, Tompkins-Kiel Marble Co. ad on pp. 50. | |
| Alabama Pentelic No. 1 Marble | Gantt’s Quarry, Alabama, USA | “Bluish white tone with slight clouds” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabama Pentelic B-B Marble | Gantt’s Quarry, Alabama, USA | “Clouded blue and white” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabama Selected A Marble | Gantt’s Quarry, Alabama, USA | “White cream tone, freely but not heavily clouded” | “No limit to sizes that can be furnished. The supply is fair. Trade-Mark - G.Q.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabama Veined A Marble | Gantt’s Quarry, Alabama, USA | “White with veins that match with great accuracy.” | “No limit to size of blocks available. Supply on hand good, future supply limited to one thousand feet, monthly production. Trade-Mark - G.Q.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabaster | “Salto de Agua, Chilia; Debertyshire and Staffordshire, England (where it is sometimes known as Potter’s stone); at Belesta & Lagny, France; at Castellina, Italy; at Sea Cliffs, near Penarth, Wales; and many other places.” | “Generally the color is a light cream with traces of pink, although the Wesh (sic) Alabaster shows some mottling of darker shade.” | “(Alabaster) Is a variety of Gypsum (not marble) used principally for vases, small statues, lamps, etc. It has, however, been used for interior decoration. Do not confuse this with Oriental or African Alabaster, which is a name applied by some writers to Algerian Onyx. Alabaster is quarried....” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabaster | Egypt | (5) | |
| Alabaster (English) | Derbyshire & Staffordshire, England | “Pearly white” | “(Also known as English Alabaster and Potter’s stone.) (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabaster (French) | Belesta & Lagny, France | “Creamish white” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabaster (Italian) | Castellina Quarry, Tuscany, Italy | “Pearly white” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabaster (Welsh) | Sea Cliffs near Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales (UK) | “Light pink background with mottles of darker shade” | “Supply limited” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabaster African Onyx Marble | Africa | “See Algerian Onyx. (This is an Onyx marble, not an Alabaster.) (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Alabaster Gatato | Siena, Italy | “Yellow color with shadings running to light brown” | “This is a variety of Galena Siena. Available in fair-sized blocks, supply fair.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alabaster Onyx | “(Also Nile Onyx.) See Algerian Onyx” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alabaster Oriental | “See Algerian Onyx” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alabaster Siena | “See Alabaster Agatato” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alabastrino or Alabastro | “See Alabaster Italian” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alabastrino Egiziano Marble | Egypt | (5) | |
| Alabastro Egitto Marble | Near the town of Alabastron, Egypt | (8) (ancient marble) | |
| Alabastron or Alabastrites | “See Algerian Onyx” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alamogordo | “Same as Alamora” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alamora Marble | Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA | “Gray with golden or greenish gray veins” | “Available supply limited. Can supply any sized blocks needed. Trade-Mark - A.M. Co.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alaska Marbles | Alaska, USA | “For detailed statement of the marble deposits in Alaska see U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 542, 1912, page 52, and Bulletin 682, 1920, both by Ernest F. Burchard. For Alaska marbles on the market at present (circa 1907), see Gravina and Tokeen.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Alaska Snow Marble | Calder, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska | “Very white, very translucent,” according to Gary McWilliams, Stone Arts of Alaska. | A photograph of Alaska Snow Marble is available in “Michelangelo would die if he saw it” (Alaska Snow Marble from the Calder quarry on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska), Wax and Wane blog by Patricia Duff. |
| Albare | “See French Alabaster” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Albatre | “See Alabastrino or Alabastro” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alberese | “Lime Stone” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alberia Marble | White | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Albertson Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Main ground is gray, usually a slightly blue shade. Gray, bluish gray, veined in different pieces with fine or coarse dark lines; almost black. | Formerly named "Esperanza." Quarried ca 1932. (10) |
| Albertson Extra Dark - Group B Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | “Bluish gray, criss-crossed with darker veins of various widths, some black or nearly so” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Albertson Extra Dark Marble | Vermont, USA | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., at some time prior to 1932. (10) | |
| Albiano Porphyry - Granite (Porfido Di Albiano) | Trentino-Upper Adige, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Alcove Bluestone | New York, USA | ||
| Alex of Volos Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Alexandria Bay Granite | New York, USA | Light gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (paving & rough structural work) |
| Algae Marina Marble | (8) (antique marble) | ||
| Algeria Marbles | “See Numidians and Tazout” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Algerian Onyx | Thebes Oran, Algeria, Egypt | “Variegated from light bluish cream to various shades of pink, yellow tan, reddish brown & brown” | “(Also known as African Alabaster, Onyx Marble, Oriental Alabaster and Nile Onyx)...Can be obtained in fair-sized blocks.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Algerian Onyx Marble | At Ain Tekbaleli, near Tlemcen, Algeria, Africa | Translucent, faintly white and iridescent; “Bands of crystalline white alternate with others of a yellowish-brown, dark brown, or umber color.” | “The beautiful Algerian onyx marble is found at Ain Tekbaleli, near Tlemcen. It is translucent, faintly white and iridescent, and of stalagmite formation, bearing a resemblance to onyx – whence it derives its name. Bands of crystalline white alternate with others of a yellowish-brown, dark brown, or umber color. In ancient times, these quarries supplied the inhabitants of Rome and Carthage with the marble which was much used for monuments and for the internal decoration of houses. It was often cut into small vases for holding precious ointments, and was one of the stones known as Oriental alabaster. It was not an alabaster as we now understand the word; it is a true marble or carbonate of lime. It was very largely used in the beautiful Moorish architecture of Tlemcen, where Numidian marble is never found.” (“Algerian Marbles,” The Manufacturer and Builder, November 1887) |
| Algerian Serpentine | Kleber Quarry, Oran, Algeria | “Green background mottled with black” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alementejo Marbles | “See Borba Red and Borba White” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alhambra Red Marble (Rosso Alhambra) | Friuli, Venezia Giulia, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Alicante Marbles | “See Mola and Rouge Clair” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alicante Red Marble | Spain | Interior (12) | |
| Allagen Marbles | “See Green Poppenberg” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Allentown Granite | Allentown, New Hampshire (Bailey Quarry), USA | Light gray | Muscovite-biotite granite (for curbing and trimming) |
| Alessandria (Araquata Scrivia) Piedmont Region, Italy | Danby, Vermont, USA | Clear white or very light cream, clouds of blue. | Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. (10) |
| Alma Marble | Daniel Quarry, Nehden, Westphalia, Germany | “Grayish pink with wide white veins & fine purple & golden markings” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Almas Marble | Duna Ahnas Quarry, Hungary | “Light brown” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Almeria Marbles | “See Chercos Blanco, Chercos Teteado, Cabdar Blanco, Macael Blanco & Macael Cres” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Almiscado Amerello Marble | Maceiro Quarry, Pero Pinheiro, Portugal | “Yellow with light gray markings” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Almiscado Escuro Marble | Maceiro Quarry, Pero Pinheiro, Portugal | “Light gray and violet with yellowish veins” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Almond Mauve Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| Almond Verona Marble | Near Verona, Venetin, Italy | “Pink background with various slightly colored mottles” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Aloidies Semi-White Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Alpen Silber Granite | Switzerland | (5) | |
| Alpes Maritimes | “See Marbre de Turbie” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alpine Black Cloudy | Cuneo, (Frabosa Sottana) Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Alpine Dark Green Marble (Verde Alpi Scuro) | Valle d' Aosta, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Alpina Granite | Switzerland | (5) | |
| Alpine Summer Beige Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| Alpinina Marble | Portugal | Interior (12) | |
| Alum Limestone | Maryland, USA | ||
| Aliveri Grey Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Alloa Granite | Kinross & Clackmanan, Scotland | Ranging from dark greenish gray to nearly black | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 12, Dec., 1924 (“The trade name for a stone that is not a granite but a diabase, quarried in Kinross and Clackmanan, Scotland, and used for building purposes.”) |
| Almorgni Limestone | Spain | Light cream | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 |
| Alomite Marble | Canada | Brilliant blue occasionally interspaced with thin red veins and spots | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924 (Quarry idle in 1924.) |
| Alport Mines | “See Dukes Red” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alps Green (Serpentine) | Polcevera Quarry, Italy | “Dark green, with mottles & waves of light green & white” | “(Also known as Polcevera Green)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alps Green (Serepentine) | St. Paul, Bosses Alps, France | “Color similar to Alps Green listed above” | “(Also known as Verte Muran and Verte des Alpes)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alpes Red Marble | Polcevera Quarry, Italy | “Dark green background, with dark reddish brown spots with white veins & markings” | “(Also known as Rouge des Alpes)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alpes Red (French) | “See Egyptian Red” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Alquants Bigio Marble | Grayish | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Altissimo Marble (Statuary) | Monte Altissimo, Seravezza, Italy | “Pure creamy white” | “Small blocks only obtainable” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alston Marble | Alston, Cumberland, England (UK) | “Deep black” | “Not available” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Alwalton Marble | Alwalton, near Peterborough, England (UK) | “Hard bluish green” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Amadeus Granite | Finland | (5) | |
| Amana Sandstone | Amana, Iowa, USA | Reddish-brown | AKA Anamosa stone |
| Amaranthe D’Osserain Marble (Brechi) | Near Sauveterre, France | “Dark violet with dark green & brown mottles” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Amarelo Bangu Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarello Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarelo Cachoeiro Yellow Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarelo Capri Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarelo Fiorita Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarelo Gaucho Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarelo Itauna Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarelo Persa Yellow Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarelo S F Real Yellow Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarelo San Francisco Yellow Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarelo Silgramar Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Amarelo Venecia Florido Yellow Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amarelo Veneciano Yellow Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Amazon Green Granite | India | (5) | |
| Ambasamudhran White Granite | India | (5) | |
| Amazon Stone | “Same as Amazonite” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Amazonite | Pike’s Peak, Colorado, USA | “Light green, slightly variegated” | “(a variety of feldspar)...Used only for ornaments, etc.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Ambatomanga Granite | Madagascar | (5) | |
| Ambluco Bluestone | New York, USA | Bluestone | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, Sept, 1923 (“A natural bluestone product with hard fine quartz.”) |
| Ambre Jaune Marble | “See Yellow Amber” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Amendoa Capixaba Yellow Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| American Black | “See Glen Falls Black, Swanton Black & Virginia Black” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| American Bluestone | New York, USA | Bluestone | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, Sept, 1923 (“Used for curbing, flags, steps, trim, etc.”) |
| American Bouquet Granite | Milbank, South Dakota, USA | Variegated reddish brown | Quarried by Dakota Granite Co. (1) |
| American Cipollino Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | “From pale to dark green wavy bands” | “Supply limited (circa 1907” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| American Cream White Lens | Leander, Texas, USA | “Cream white” | “(Also known as American Caen Stone)...Available in large quanities, any sized blocks” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| American Cream White Lens Limestone | Texas | Cream-white | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A trade name for a fine-grained, cream-white limestone, easily carved. Used for interior decorative work.”) |
| American Gold Quartzite | “See Kingswood Stone” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| American Green | “See Cardiff Green, Georgia Green, Jersey Green, Michigan Verde Antique, Sylvan Green, Vermont Verde Antique & Westfield Green” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| American Killarney Granite | New York, USA | Rich, dark moss-green | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (monumental & decorative purposes) |
| American Mahogany Granite | Milbank, South Dakota | Variegated reddish brown | Quarried by Cold Spring Granite Co. (1) |
| American Pavanazzo Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Ground from light yellow to nearly white through which veins of green (in some sahde) of very light or dark or mingled. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. |
| American Pavonazzo | “See Alabama & Vermont Pavonazzo” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| American Ricolite | “See Ricolite” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| American Siena Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | “Light lemon yellow, with veins of irregular width of a slightly darker shade, sometimes running to a decided brownish shade” | “Available supply limited. Extreme size of blocks fair.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| American Tavernelle Marble | Asbury Quarries, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA | “Slightly mottled brownish pink” | “Avilable in long and wide blocks, thickness limitedl Supply is good.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| American Travertine | “See Biesanz Travertine” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| American Yellow Pavonazzo Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | “Light yellow to yellow salmon, irregular veins or long clouded bands of green” | “Supply available is not large. Slabs of any usual size can be obtained. Sold to the trade in slabs only.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| American Yellow Pavonazzo Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Ground of yellow, very light, lemon yellow, or salmon yellow. Green or greenish veins or bands. | Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. (10) |
| American Red Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| "American Wickersley Stone" | Ohio, USA | ||
| American Yellow Pavonazzo Marble | Vermont, USA | Quarried ca 1932. (10) | |
| Amherst Red Stone (Sandstone) | Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada | Warm red | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 5, May, 1924 (“used for building”) |
| Amherst Sandstone (AKA "Ohio sandstone" | Ohio - "Amherst sandstone," or "Ohio Sandstone"; also from Berea grit. "Blue Amherst," from base of this grit. Very large quarries at Amherst and Elyria, in Loraiin County; also quarried at Columbia, La Grange, Pittsfield, and French Creek, in Loraine County, in southeast part of Crawford County; Iberia, Mount Gilead, and Cardington in Morrow County; Sanbury and eastern part of Delaware County; and Black Lick, in Franklin County, Ohio. USA | Cream-colored | |
| Amazonita Bahia Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Amicalola Marble | Ballground, Pickens County, Georgia, USA | “Clear white or very slightly shaded” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Amygdaloidal Marbles | “Name which may be applied to any marble composed of oblong or almond-shaped fragments, such as appear in the Campan Marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Anamosa Stone Limestone | Iowa (Jones County in the Stone City area), USA | Buff-yellow | |
| Anantapur Grey Granite | India | (5) | |
| Ancaster Hard White Limestone | Wilsford Glebe Quarry, Ancaster, Lincs | Creamy white oolitic limestone | Active quarry today (2) |
| Ancaster Limestone - Weatherbed | Near Quarry Farm, Ancaster, Lincs | "Warm-brown coloured shelly stone" oolitic limestone | Active quarry today (2) |
| Ancaster Stone (Limestone) | England | The “Weather Bed” is Mottled brown & Gray; the “Free Bed” is cream colored. | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 (“A crystalline limestone, widely used for building purposes for centuries.”) |
| Ancy le Franc Marble | “A village in Yonne, France ....” | “A village in Yonne, France, where marbles bearing this name are quarried.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Ancy le Franc Marble (Blanc) | Ancy le Franc, Yonne, France | “Light cream” | “Fair-sized blocks available in reasonable quantities” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Ancy le Franc Marble (Bleu) | Ancy le Franc, Yonne, France | “Bluish gray” | “Large supply of any reasonable size available” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Ancy le Franc Marble (Jaune) | Ancy le Franc, Yonne, France | “Light yellow” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Ancy le Franc Marble (Jaune Dove) | Ancy le Franc, Yonne, France | “Bright yellow” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Andeer Granite | Switzerland | (5) | |
| Andes Black Granite | South America | ||
| Angaston Marble | Village in Southern Australia | “Name of village in Southern Australia where many varieties of coarse-grained marbles are found. The two following are the best known: Angaston Marble (Pink) (or Pink Angaston) & Angaston (White) (or White Angaston)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Angaston Marble (Pink) (or Pink Angaston) | Angaston, South Australia | “Light salmon, slightly mottled” | “Available in fair-sized blocks. Not being exported at present” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Angaston Marble (White) (or White Angaston) | Angaston, South Australia | “Light salmon, with faint gray markings” | “Available in fair-sized blocks. Not being exported at present” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Anglesey Serpentine | Near Anglesey, Wales (UK) | “Near Anglesey, Wales, are quarries which produce Anglesey Serpentine. Dinorben and Penmon.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Anglesey Serpentine (Brecciated) (or Mono Stone) | Rhoscolyn Quarry, Holyhead Island, Anglesey, Wales (UK) | “Dark green, with spots and patches of white” | “Not always available” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Anhraconite | “See Encrinital” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Angel Island Sandstone | Angel Island, California | Bluish or greenish-gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 |
| Annellen Marble | “West Quarry” of the Phenix Marble Co., Greene County, Missouri, USA | (from Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Rpt. of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geo. Survey & Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946.) | |
| Anrochte Sandstone | Germany | (5) | |
| Antic Meuse Marble | France | (5) | |
| Antico Cipollino | “See Cipollino Greek” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Antico Pavonazzo (or Pavonazzo Antico) | “See Numidian Pavonazzo” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Antico Rosso | “See Rosso Antico” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Antigorio Dark Serizzo | Novara (Antigorio) Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Antigorio Light Serizzo | Novara (Antigorio) Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Antigorio Serizzo Granite (Serizzo Antigorio) | Piedmont, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Antique Fance Marble | Furuli Quarry, Nordland, Norway | “Cream-colored white, with greenish gray veining and occasional patches of light pink” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Antique Gold Granite | Brazil | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Antique Libeccio Marble (Libeccio Antico) | Siciliy, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Antique Pink Granite (Rosa Antico) | Sardinia, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Antique Red Porphyry | Torino (Lessolo) Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Antwerp Black Marble | “Davis Quarry, near Harrisonburg, Virginia.” USA | “Jet black.” | “Virginia Black or Antwerp Black...Takes high polish.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Anzola Diorite | Novara (Anzola) Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Antique Silver Marble | USA | (5) | |
| Aostan Green Granite (Verde Aosta) | Valle d' Aosta, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Apache Golden Vein Limestone | New Mexico, USA | Nuances of brown with gold veins | |
| Aphrodite Marble | Southeastern Alaska, USA | Visit the Aphrodite Marble Photo Gallery to see color samples of the stone. According to the web site “There are five color varieties of Aphrodite Marble. Some have fossils. Some are bare of fossils. All may have gold, yellow, or brown stylolites running through.” “Aphrodite Aphrodite - This is the classic Aphrodite, a blend of creams and pinks, with red, green and yellow sea-shell fossils.” “Golden Aphrodite - Warm yellows and golds, with red and green accents, and swirling clouds of grey stromatolite fossils.” “Royal Aphrodite - Burgundy red sea-shell fossils in a soft lavender-grey matrix, with gold and green accents, and swirls of grey stromatolite fossils.” Note on colors in fossils from Gary McWilliams: “Fossilized seashells are fairly common worldwide. Ninety-nine percent are white, black or some shade in between. One of the things that makes Aphrodite marble so unique, as well as beautiful, is that its fossils are red, yellow and green. Nothing has been seen - in fossil and mineral shows, in marble shows, in stone exhibitions, in museums - like it.” “Bare Aphrodite - Creamy Pink: Soft colored inclusions. An occasional small snail fossil. Beautiful color.” “Bare Aphrodite - Red Stripe: Cream to pink, with a subtle red banding. The bands are seldom continuous but are typically off-set every couple inches by stylolites (healed fault fractures) giving the pattern more interest and character.” “Bare Aphrodite - Bare Royal: Lavender/grey with creams, golds, and pinks - all very pastel.” Note on Bare Aphrodite from Gary McWilliams: “Every piece is different. Typically, one variety melds into another. Some are quite solid in color but most have some patterning. The stylolites can an attractive addition. The stylolites are ancient fault fractures, which are now ‘healed’ or glued by a naturally occurring calcite cement. Some of these ancient fractures are quite wide, filled by both a red (hematite colored) water-deposited calcite and chunks (breccia) of the original stone. Where occurring, these brecciated fracture fillings add even more color and pattern to the stone.” Some of the Bare might be called ‘topographic’ Aphrodite because, in polished table tops, its stylolites suggest mountains, lakes and river systems. We often hear: ‘it looks just like a map.’” | Quarried by Gary McWilliams, Stone Arts of Alaska. Some Aphrodite Marble contains fossils.
Aprhodite Marble with fossils: Aphrodite Aphrodite Marble, Golden Aphrodite Marble, Royal Aphrodite Marble. Aphrodite Marble with no fossils: Bare Aphrodite - Creamy Pink Marble, Bare Aphrodite - Red Stripe Marble, Bare Aphrodite - Bare Royal Marble |
| Aphrodysias White Marble | Aphrodysias, Turkey | ||
| Apostle Islands Brownstone | Wisconsin | Brown | |
| Appleton Sandstone | Appleton Quarry Southowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire | "Fawn colour to a darker mottled brown" | From the late 1800s; AKA Greenmoor rock and Grenoside; Active quarry today (2) |
| Apricena White Marble (Biancone Apricena) | Apulia, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Apuan Alps (location) | “Range of mountains from which nearly all Italian Marbles are quarried.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Apuan Nuvolato Marble (Nuvolato Apuano) | Tuscany, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Apuan Onyx | Seravezza, Italy | “This stone is not what is commercially known as Onyx, or Onyx marble, but is a brecciated semi-translucent marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Apulian Pink Marble (Rosa Di Puglia) | Apulia, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Apulian Red Arabesque | Bari (Spinazzola) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Aquia Creek Sandstone | Aquia Creek, Stafford County, Virginia, USA | Brown to light gray | |
| Aqua Mist Beige Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| Aquamarine Granite | Brazil | Interior (12) | |
| Arabescato Cervaiole Marble | Lucca, Italy | Interior and exterior marble (11) | |
| Arabescato Corchia Marble | Lucca, Italy | Interior and exterior marble (11) | |
| Arabescatto Marble | Seravezza, Tuscany, Italy | “Whie with few clouded veins” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Arabescato Marble | Brazil (Brasil) | (5) | |
| Arabescato Orobico Grigio Nuvolato Marble | Bergamo, Italy | Interior and exterior marble (11) | |
| Arabescato Orobico Rosso Marble | Bergamo, Italy | Interior (11) | |
| Arabescato Vagli Marble | Lucca, Italy | Interior floorings and veneers (11) | |
| Aran Blue Granite | Spain | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Arancia (color) | “Signifies orange color” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Arancio Marble | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA | “Cream tone with faint indications of yellowish-brown veins” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Arcadia (location) | An island of Ancient Greece; called Achhia by the Romans & Moresa later.. | “An island of Ancient Greece referred to by the Romans as Achhia and now called Moresa. It is mentioned by some writers as being the source of dark marbles used by the ancients. This reference may apply to Rosso Antico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Arcadia Marble | Greece | (7) | |
| Arco Iris Marble | Egypt | (5) | |
| Ardesia Fontanabuona Marble | Genoa, Italy | Black | Interior and exterior (11) |
| Arena | “Signifes sand” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Argent | “Signifies silver (also Argent Blanck & Argento) | ||
| Argent Vert Marble | Canada | “Bluish background with dark flat markings” | “Signifies silver or white green or light green.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Argentera Granite | Cuneo (Argentera) Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Argentina Beige Travertine | Argentina | (5) | |
| Argentina Marbles | “See Calera” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Argentina Onyx | “See Brazilian Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Argolida Marble | Greece | Breccia and Red-brown | (7) |
| Argolis Marble | Argolis area, Greece | Beige, brown, and red | (7) |
| Argyllshire Marbles | “See Ballachulish & Iona” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Arkansas Marbles | Arkansas, USA | “The quarry at Batesville, producing marble by that name, is the only active marble quarry in the state. For years it has been known that this state possesses many deposits of different kinds of marble, including white, red, gray, yellow & variegated. Some Onyx is also reported. See Batesville Gray Light, Batesville Buff & Batesville Gray Dark.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Ariadne Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Ariah Park Beige Granite | Australia | (5) | |
| Ariah Park Gold Granite | Australia | (5) | |
| Ariege Marbles | “See Casabet, Escallette, Grand Antique, Rose de Pyrenees, Rose Vif & Tarteing” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Ariston Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Arizona Marbles | Arixona, USA | “No quarries are now operating in Arizona. A white marble, strongly veined, which took a good polish, was produced in limitd quantities for a short time but was discontinued about 1914. This quarry was located in Cochise county, fourteen miles from the S.P.R.R. siding at Olga, which is eight miles east of Bowie. Another deposit which has not been developed is located in Yavapai County. This marble is a variegated white and violet colored rock.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Arizona Sandstone | Arizona (some quarries at Flagstaff ) | Pink red, brown, & also white | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 ) (“Quarries near Flagstaff are not operating (circa 1923).”) |
| Arkansas Sandstone | Arkansas | Gray and cream color | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 (“Generally used throughout the state of Arkansas).”) |
| Armagh Red or Red Armagh | Armagh, Ireland | “Purplish, brown mottled” | “Not available at present.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Armenian Sienite - Granite (Sienite D' Armenia) | Sardinia, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Arni Arabesque Marble (Arabescato Arni) | Tuscany, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Arni Fantastic Marble (Fantastico Arni) | Tuscany, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Arni Fantastico Rosso Marble | (8) (antique marble) | ||
| Arni Vein Marble | Arni Quarry, Carrara, Italy | “White with Yellowish gray veins” | “(Also Arnie Alto or Vert Bella)...Large quantities available.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Arnprior Marble | Renfrew County, Onario, Canada | White, strongly clouded with bluish-gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924 (“There is little production now, but the marble was used in the construction of the Parliament buildings at Ottawa, and in other structures.”) |
| Arrabida Marble | Arrabida Quarry, near Setubal, Estremadura, Portugal | “Variegated, with fine irregular fragments of gray, pink, purple, white & Black, all cemented with a yellow filler” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Arta-Rozalino Pink Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Arudy Marble Quarry | “For marbles produced by this quarry, see Gris Panache, St. Anne Grand Dessin, & St. Ann Rubane.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Asa Branca Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Asbury Pink Marble | Knoxville, Tennessee, USA | “Light pink with random veins of dark bluish gray” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Ashford Black | “See Derby Black .” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Ashford Marble Quarry | Bakewell, Derbyshire, England (UK) | “Produces Bird’s Eye, Derby Black & Rosewood marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Ashover Marble Quarry | Derbyshire, England (UK) | “See White Fluor Spar & Yellow Ashover Spar.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Ascolian Travertine (Travertino Ascolano) | Marches, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Ascutney Granite | Vermont, USA | Dark olive green | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 |
| Ash Brown Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| Asia Minor Marbles | Asia Minor | “See Africano & Red Cipollino, Chian, Marmora, Marmora Statuary & Rose D’Orient. Africano is one of the marbles used by the ancient builders and is supposed to have been quarried in Asia Minor, but the quarry has not been located. Writers have mentioned White Marble from Esphesus, Herakleia or Heraclea, & Mylasa or Milassa, but none of these marbles are available.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Asiatic Turkey Marbles | “See Chian (Porta Santa), Marmora Statuary (or Proconnesus) & Rose D’Orient.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Asiago Red Marble (Rosso Asiago) | Veneto, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Aspersion or Asperione | “Signifies sprinkling” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Assiut | “See Egyptian Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Aste | “See Breche D’Aste.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Astra Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| Aswan Granite | Egypt | (5) | |
| "Athens Marble" | Lemont, Illinois, USA | Dolomite | |
| Athens Stone | The Washington Ledge Quarry, Joliet , Illinois . | “A misleading name given to a fine grade of Joliet Limestone from the old Washington Ledge Quarry at Joliet, Illinois . This quarry has been abandoned and must not be confused with the Joliet stone now available.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Athlone Marble | “See See Irish Gray” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Atibaia Brown Granite | Brazil | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Atrax Marble | See Verde Antico. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Attica Marble | Greece | White Pentelikon and ash-blue marble | (7) |
| Attico Marble | See Pentelikon. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Attikai Marble | Greece | Pentelikon & Agia Marina | (7) |
| Attunga Marble | Attunga, Tamworth, N.S.W., Australia | “Reddish background with angular fragments of tan and violet” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| "Au Sable Granite" (norite) | Keeseville, New York, U.S.A. | Dark-gray | (From "The Collection of Building and Ornamental Stones in The U.S. National Museum: A Hand-book and Catalogue," by George P. Merrill, Curator, Dept. Lithology & Physical Geology, in Report of the U.S. National Museum Under the Direction of the Smithsonian Institutions For the Year Ending June 30, 1886, pp. 437.) |
| Aubert Marble | See Grand Antique and Rose De Pyrenees. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Aude Marble | See Griotte, D’Italia, Languedoc and Vert Moulin de Counes. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Aurisina Fiorito Marble | Trieste, Italy | Interior and exterior (11) | |
| Aurisina Granitello Marble | Trieste, Italy | Interior and exterior (11) | |
| Aurora Bianca-White Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Aurora Brecciate | Paitone Quarry, Brescia Province, Lombary, Italy | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Aurora Rossa Marble | Paitone Quarry, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Ausable Forks Granite | New York, USA | Medium to light gray; gray in rough dressed surfaces | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (general building material) |
| Ausseer Marble | Aussee, Styria, Austria | “Various sized irregular shaped fragments of tan or buff, cemented with dark red filler” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Austin Stone | Texas | Natural or man-made stone | |
| Australian Malachite | “A hydrated basic carbonate of copper. The finer varieties are used for decorative stones and generally known as marbles. See Russian Malachite, Australian Malachite, and Thodesian Malachite. Malachite is found in most copper mines, but the varieties useful for decorative purposes are of limited occurrence. In Russia ornaments made from this stone were supposed to protect the wearer from lightning, contagion and witchcraft.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Australian Marbles | Australia | See Angaston Pink; Angaston White; Attunga; Borenore Blue; Buchan Fawn; Buchana Gray and Fawn, Caleula Dark; Caleula Light; Fernbrook; Fernbrook Jasper; Kapunda Dark; Kapunda Light Gray; Kapunda White; Limestone River; Macclesfield Cream; Macclesfield Dark Gray; Macclesfield Gray; Macclesfield Pink; Macclesfield Red; Orbost; Queensland; Rockley; Rylstone; and Toongabbie, Warialda and Windellama. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Australian Trachyte | Bowral, Australia | “...takes a beaituful polish, changing from a dull gray to a rich green.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 12, Dec., 1924 (“Used for building purposes in that country, Trachyte is a massive volcanic rock, getting its name from the Greek word meaning rough, because its texture is rough and rather porous. Trachyte is of wide occurrence, but only the Australian variety has been utilized for building. Petrologists declare that this particular stone should properly be classed as a syenite. It is considerably harder than granite...Also called Bowral Trachyte, from the town where it is quarried.”) |
| Austral Black Granite | Australia | (5) | |
| Austria-Hungary Marbles | See Adneter Licht Urbano; Adneter Grau Schnoll; Adneter Rosa Urbano; Adneter Rotgron; Adneter Rot Lienbacher; Adneter Rot Scheck; Almas Marble; Aussee; Breche de Kiefer; Crastaler; Dark Roman; Engelsberger; Giallo di Mori, Girolomo; Gr. Kunzendorfer Passiflora; Grun Tropf; Kainachthaler; Laaser; Licht Roman; Lindewiese; Marbacher; Orsera; Piszko Sutto Rot; Repen Zola; Rosso di Mori; Rot Tropf; Ruszikaer; San Guisto; Sterzinger; Ugarisch Grau; Untersberger Neubruch; Untersberger Veitelbruch; Untersberger hofbruch; Vigauner. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Austrian Tyrol Marbles | See Breche de Kiefer; Giallo di mori; Laaser and Sterzinger. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Autumn Brown Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| Autumn Brown Marble | Canada | (5) | |
| Avenatto Marble | Florence, Vermont, USA | “White, with brown veining which almost covers the white. Some of the veins are so faint that they are almost lost in the white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Avenatto Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Light ground veined with shades of brown. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., prior to 1932, Interior marble. |
| Aver Green Marble (Verde Aver) | Valle d' Aosta, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Aviero Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Avigliana Ophicalcite | Torino (Avigliana) Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Avindra Yellow Granite | Sri Lanka | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Avorio | Bari (Trani) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Ayrshire (Serprentine) | Ayrshire, Scotland | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Azalea Granite | Liano, Texas, USA | Copper red | Quarried by Texas Granite(1) |
| Azcoitia Marble | See Rouge St. Isidro. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Azul Bahia - Blue Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Azul Barracuda Blue Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Azul Boquira Sandstone | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Azul Boquira Slate | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Azul Graninter Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Azul Guanabara Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Azul Imperial Sandstone | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Azul Imperial Slate | Brazil (Brasil) | (5) | |
| Azul Macaubas Sandstone | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Azul Macaubas Slate | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Azul Marble | Brazil (Brasil) | (5) | |
| Azul Paramirim Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Azure | (color) Blue (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Azzure Lumiere | (color) Light blue (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Azzure Obscurite | (color) Dark blue (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Azzurro | “Blueness” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Azzurrino | “Bluish” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
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