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Name of Stone	Origin	Color	Comments
Caam Stone			“Same as Caen Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cabin Creek Sandstone	Near Lamar, Arkansas, USA	Bluish gray	Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 ) “Used for building & paving.”)
Cabinet Gorge Ledgestone	Cabinet Mountains, Idaho	Colors include varying shades of green, orange, and purple. The Masonry Hardscape Center describes this stone as: “Variations from steel blue to rust brown with quartzite veins…multihued…and can have some greens (and) lighter blues….”	Additional name for this stone includes: Cabinet Gorge Castle Ledgestone
Cadeby Magnesian Limestone	In the village of Cadeby, UK	Light coloured; oolitic limestone	(2)
Cadillac Mountain Red Granite	Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA	Dark red
Cadon Stone			“Same as Caen Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Caen Stone	“Quarried near Caen, Colvados, France.”		“A general term used for an oolitic limestone. See Allemacne Stone, Aubicny Stone and La Maladrerie Stone. Similar stones are quarried in the same district at Orival, Fontaine-Henry, and Quilly. All of the above pass as Caen Stone. Bath Stones of England are sometimes sold as English Caen Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cafe Brazil Granite	Brazil (Bahia)		(5)
Cafe Imperiale Granite	Brazil		(5)
Cafe Royal Granite	Brazil (Bahia		(5)
Cahem Stone			“Same as Caen Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cahors Marble	“Quarried at Cahors, Lot, France."	“Red with white and bluish gray veins. Another variety from this vicinity is black.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cahus Marble	Cahors Quarry in Lot, France.	“White, green and black.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Caia di Mugnione (Breccia)	“Quarried near Mugnione, Tuscany, Italy.”	“Olive yellow with small specks of bright yellow.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cairngall Granite	Scotland	Bluish-gray	Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 12, Dec., 1924 (“The trade name for a medium-grained bluish-gray stone and extensively used for important decorative work.”)
Caithness Flagstone	Spittal Quarry, near Thurso, Scotland UK	"Dark grey colour which weathers to a fawn"	Quarry started in 1824 (2)
Cajarc Marble	“In the Commune de Cajarc, Lot, France...”	Gray	“In the Commune de Cajarc, Lot, France, several gray brecciated marbles are quarried.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cajugram Grey Granite	Brazil		(5)
Calabresian Marbles	Province of Calabria, Italy.		“General name of marbles produced in the Province of Calabria, Italy. See Agrillei, Calderano and Torrevarata.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Calacata Marble	Near Seravezza, Tuscany, Italy	“Creamy white with broad parallel veins of slaty gray color.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Calacata Breccia or Breccia Calacata	Near Seravezza, Tuscany, Italy	“Slaty gray filler with large white fragments of Calcite.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Calca Granite	Australia		(5)
Calcair De Vinalmont Travertine	Austria		(5)
Calacatta Di Siena Marble	Siena, Italy		Interior floorings and veneers (11)
Calacatta Marble	Carrara, Italy		Interior and exterior marble (11)
Calacatta Rocchetta Marble	Carrara, Italy		Interior and exterior marble (11)
Calacatta Vagli Marble	Lucca, Italy		Interior and exterior marble (11)
Calacatta Vagli Rosato Marble	Lucca, Italy		Interior and exterior marble (11)
Calc Sinter			“Same as Travertine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Calcite or Calcareous Spar or Calc Spar		White when the calcite is pure.	“As it occurs in marble it is a crystalline carbonate of lime. The translucency of certain marbles is generally due to the presence of this material. Calcite when pure is white in color and soft enough to be cut with a knife.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Calcium Fluride			“See Fluor Spar.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Calcutta Marbles	Siam		“The so-called Calcutta Marbles are quarried in Siam.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Caldana Marble	“Marmiere Quarry, Tuscany, Italy”	“Dark violet with white fossils”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Calderano (Brecciated) or Calabresian Marble	Near Pallizzi, Calabria, Italy	“Greenish buff filler or paste with fragments of fossilized limestone.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Caledonia Granite	Canada		Interior and exterior (12)
Caledonia Green Granite	Canada		(5)
Calera Marble	“Near the village of Calera, Argentina, about fifteen miles from Cordoba.”	“Dullish white”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Caleula Marble			(8) (antique marble)
Caleula Marble (Dark) Marble	Near Orange, N.S.W., Australia	“Dull white ground mass with slender red veins and markings.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Caleula (Light) Marble	Near Orange, N.S.W., Australia	“Pale, nearly white background with slender veins and markings of red.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Calevanto Marble	Near Cadiz, San Bernardino County, California USA	Highly colored, variegated marble
Calico Marble			“See Potomac.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
"Calico Rock"	Maryland - most extensively quarried near point of Rocks, Frederick County near Washington Junction. USA	Multi-colored conglomerate	(9)
Calico Sandstone	Calico Canyon near Buffalo Gap, South Dakota, USA
"Calico Stone" Sandstone	Barbour County, West Virginia, USA	Yellow sandstone with an irregular red banding. The yellow or red spots give a mottled appearance to some beds.
California Antique Marble	Columbia, Tuolumne County, California USA	The groundmass of the marble is white, clouded, and mottled with black.	The Baxter Marble Company quarried the California Antique Marble from the quarries at Columbia, California. “...This ‘California Antique,’ as it is called, is so brilliant and has such a marked and beautiful pattern that its richness and effectiveness can be judged even through the medium of a photograph. The groundmass of the marble is white, and it is clouded and mottled with black in a manner that is not surpassed by any of the famous decorative marbles of Italy.” (from Stone: An Illustrated Magazine, February 1909, Vol. XXXIX, No. 9, pp. 398-400.)
California Marbles	Marble was quarred “from at least four localities. At Keeler, Ingo* (sic) County; at Columbia, Tuolumne County; near Sonora, Tuolumne County; and at Warners Springs, San Diego County.” USA (* Should be "Inyo")		“Of the marbles of California the Tenth Census, 1880, page 279, says: ‘It has been stated that owing to the violent geological agencies that have been in operation since the formation of the marble deposits in this state the stones are found to be so broken and shattered in nearly every case that it is impossible to obtain blocks of large size free from cracks and flaws.’ “Notwithstanding the above statement, marble was produced in 1921 from at least four localities. At Keeler, Ingo* (sic) County; at Columbia, Tuolumne County; near Sonora, Tuolumne County; and at Warners Springs, San Diego County. No serpentine for interior work was quarried in 1921. “California Marbles of which we have a record are: Barstow Breccia, Dark Blue Columbia, Dark Columbia, Licht Blue Columbia, Licht Columbia, Portola, Victor Serpentine, White Columbia.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) (* Should be "Inyo")
California Onyx	Near Musick, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA.		“Onyx or Onyx Marble has been quarried on a small scale at above point, but no description is available. Pendrara Onxy is sometimes called California Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
California Pavanazzo Marble	Tuolumne County, California, USA	“The marble is called California Pavanazzo on account of its similarity to the marble of that name found in Europe. It is crystalline in texture and formation and takes a high polish.” Another marble quarried from the Baxter Marble Co. quarries at the same locality in Tuolumne County is described as “almost black.”	This information is from “Marble Produced in California” (PDF), in Rock Products: Stone Edition, August 5, 1909, Vol. IX, No. 1, pp. 3.
California Serpentine	Santa Catalina Island, California, USA (There are large deposits of serpentine located in various parts of California.)		“California has large deposits of serpentine located in mvarious parts of the state. The deposit on Santa Catalina Island has been worked in a small way for nearly fifty years and according to Mining in California by the State Mining Bureau of September, 1922, is now the only quarry producing serpentine. For serpentine marble formerly quarried in San Bernardino County see Victor.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Callow Hill Sandstone	Callow Hill Quarry near Monmouth, Herefordshire, UK	"Red/brown coloured sandstone"	(2)
Calvados Stone			“Same as Caen Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cambovin			“Same as Chartreux.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cambria Green			“See Cardiff Green.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cambria Green or Cardiff Green (Serpentine) or Maryland Green	At Cambria, near Cardiff, Maryland, USA	“Dark grass green, with mottles and veins.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cambrian Black Granite	Canada		(5)
Cambridgeshire Clunch, a chalk	Rattee and Kett, Barrington Quarry, Barrington, Cambs	Greyish white color, with a greenish tinge sometimes	(2)
Camel Cream Granite	India		(5)
Camelfur 1 Granite	China		(5)
Camonica Marble	In the Camonica Valley, Brescia, Italy.	“Gray Mottled with black and white.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Campan Griotte Marble	“Quarried in the Campan Valley, Hautes-Pyrenees, France.”	“Red with white markings.”	“Griotte Campan or Campan Griotte.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Campan Griotte			“See Griotte Campan.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Campan Isabella Marble	“Espiadet Quarries in the Campan Valley, Hautes-Yrenees, France.”	“Delicate rose which in some places merges into a dark red with a few white spots and pale green veins.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Campan Melange Marble	“Espiadet Quarries, Hautes-Pyrenees, France.”	“Light green with broad chocolate bands; also green with bands of pink, brown, white or darker green.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Campan Rose et Vert Marble			(8) (antique marble)
Campan Rose or Rose Campan Marble	“Espiadet Quarries, Hautes-Yrenees, France.”	“Pink and white with slender green and white veins.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Campan Rouge or Rouge Campan Marble	“Espiadet Quarries, Hautes-Pyrenees, France.”	“Green filler or background with spots and oval fragments of red, violet and white.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Campan Vert or Vert Campan Marble	“Espiadet Quarries, hautes-Pyrenees, France”	“Light green with small gray and white veins.” “Another variety from same quarry is dark green marked with numerous pink and light green spots and thin veins.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Campan Valley Marbles	In the valley in Hautes-Yrenees, France		“Marbles quarried in this valley in Hautes-Pyrenees, France, are: Campan Isabelle, Campan Melange, Campan Rose, Campan Rouge, Campan Vert.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Campans Marble	France		(5)
Campanian Gray Tufo	Caserta (Mignano Montelungo) Campania Region, Italy		(12)
Campanian Travertine	Caserta (S. Angelo in Formis) Campania Region, Italy		(12)
Campiglia White Marble	Campiglia, Italy
Canadian Labradorite			“See Labradorite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Canadian Marbles	Canada		“Canadian Marbles: Argent Vert, Emerald, Labradorite, Province Clair, Regina, Sea Green, Vert Gris, Vert Nuage, Vert Rose.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Canadian Rose Breche			“Canadian Marbles: Argent Vert, Emerald, Labradorite, Province Clair, Regina, Sea Green, Vert Gris, Vert Nuage, Vert Rose.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Canadian Rose Breche			“Same as Breche Rose (Canadian)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Canadian Serpentine	Canada		“The Geological Survey of Canada mentions deposits of a pale green serpentine occurring in various parts of Canada. The only record we have is of Cipollino Canadian.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Canarino			“Same as Numidian Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Candoglia Marble	Novara, Piedmont Region, Italy		(12)
Candoglia Pink (Sambughetto)	Novara, Piedmont Region, Italy		(12)
Candoglio Marble	At “Candoglio, Novara Province, Piedmont, Italy.”	“Light salmon colored”	“This marble is not available to the trade is included because it was used as early as the beginning of the fifteenth century in the Cathedral of Milan.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cane Ridge Limestone	Near Lexington (state ????) USA
Canelle Marble	“Taveau Quarry, Nievre, France.”	“Dark reddish brown.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Canon City Stone (Sandstone)	Fremont County, Colorado	Light gray or buff	Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 ) (“...used for local building work.”)
Canosa Serpeggiante	Bari (Canosa) Apulia Region, Italy		(12)
Canosio Slate	Cuneo, Piedmont Region, Italy		(12)
Cantera Stone	Near Queretaro, Mexico	Deep red, red	(5)
Canton Stone (Ottiglio	Allesandria, Piedmont Region, Italy		(12)
Capao Bonito Marble	Mexico		(5)
Capao Bonito Red Granite	Brazil		(5)
Cap Purbeck Limestone	Swanage Quarry Panorama Road, Swanage, Dorset, England	Buff -grey
Cape Ann Granite	Massachusetts
Cape Girardeau Limestone	Missouri, USA	Usually a bluish gray or brown	Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A durable, coarse-textured limestone...Not operating (in 1923).”)
Cape Girardeau Stone		“Undeveloped beds of purple, yellow, red, pink, gray and greenish are mentioned by Merrill.”	(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Cape Marble	Cape Girardeau area of Missouri, USA		(from Missouri Mining Heritage Guide , by John R. Park, Stonerose Publishing Co., Miami, Florida, March 2005.)
Capelle			“See La Capelle.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Caramel Marble (Caramello)	Brazil		Interior (12)
Carcassonne Marble			“See Griotte D’Italie.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Carbondale Brownstone	Jackson County, Illinois, USA	Ranging from light to dark brown	Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 ) (“Used for building.”)

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