Names and Origins of Stone - F
| Name of Stone | Origin | Color | Comments |
| F. A. Pink Marble | “Quarried at Kizer, Blount County, Tennessee.” | “Light pink with uniformly colored fine specks, crowfeet light and rather far apart.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fadjonia Marble | “Name of one of the many Italian Marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fairview Limestone | Millcreek Valley, Ohio, USA | ||
| Falcovaia Marble | “Quarried at Serravezza, Italy.” | “Uniform creamy white.” | “Glagrove rates this as the best Italian Statuary....” (from“List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| False Cervelas Marble | “Quarried at Taveau, Nievre, France.” | “Combining yellow, red, gray and blue. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| False Griotte Marble | “Quarried near Dole, Jura, France.” | “Variegated red, with white veins and spots. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| False Portor Marble | “Quarried at Marches-les-Demes, Namur, Belgium.” | “Yellow with deep gray spots and yellow veins. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Famosa Marble | Wetzlar area of western Germany | Mottled red and gray marble | |
| Fanari Red-Brown Marble | Greece | Red-brown | (5) |
| Fantastico Marble | “Quarried at Seravezza, Italy.” | “Cream ground with large green to purple curly markings.” | “Fantastico or Fantastico Vert and Fantastico Viola.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) “Fantastico or Fantastico Vert and Fantastico Viola.” |
| Fantastico Vert Marble | “Quarried at Seravezza, Italy.” | “Cream ground with large green to purple curly markings.” | “Fantastico or Fantastico Vert and Fantastico Viola.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fantastico Viola Marble | “Quarried at Seravezza, Italy.” | “Cream ground with large green to purple curly markings.” | “Fantastico or Fantastico Vert and Fantastico Viola.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fantasy Granite | Argentina | Black | (5) |
| Fantasy Granite | India | (5) | |
| Fantasy Pink Granite | India | Interior and esterior (12) | |
| Fantiscritti Marble | Near Carrara, Italy. | “clear white marble of a delicate pearly tint” | “Near Carrara is a famous ancient quarry where a clear white marble of a delicate pearly tint is found, which ranks with the best for architectural purposes.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Far Nam Dip Granite | Thailand | (5) | |
| Farges Limestone | France | (5) | |
| Farleigh Down Stone | “Quarried near Bath, Somersetshire, England.” | “Warm cream. | “(Freestone)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Farleigh Down Stone (Limestone) | England | Rich cream | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 (“A Bath Stone...Used only for interior work.”) |
| Farmington Limestone | Farmington Quarry, Farmington, Near Northleach, Glos, UK | Oolithic (2) | |
| Farnocchia Quarries | “See Bardiglio Fiorito.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fasano Cocciolato | Brindisi (Fasano) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Fasano Pink | Brindisi (Fasano) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Fasano Stone | Brindisi (Fasano) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Fasciato | “See Giallo Antico Fasciato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fauche Marble | “Quarried near the mountain of Fauche, Eastern Pyrenees, France.” | “Gray with white veins. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fauld Quarries | “See Alabaster, English.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fauski (location) | Near Fauski, Norway | “Near this town (Fauski) in Norway are located the quarries producing Antique Fonce, Breche Rose, Citron Furuli and White Salten.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fausse Griotte | “See False Griotte (Blagrove)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Faux Cervelas | “Same as False Cervelas. (Blagrove)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Faux Portor | “Same as False Portor (Blagrove).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Favositidoe Marble | “Quarried near Plymouth, Devonshire, England.” | “Brown with numerous white fossils. (Renwick)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Felsite Breccia | Nova Scotia & Scatari Island, Nova Scotia, & New Brunswick, Canada | “...a groundmass of hard volcanic glass, green or red in color, through which are scattered crystals of orthoclase and quartz.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 5, May, 1924 (Not quarried at present (circa 1924.)”) |
| Feluy-Arquenne Marble | “Feluy-Arquenne Quarries, near Nivelles, Hainault, Belgium.” | “Gray with white veins. (Watson)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fencepost Limestone | North-central Kansas, USA | Creamy-buff, brown-striped limestone | AKA Post Rock |
| Fermanagh County, Ireland (location) | “Produces a black marble of which we have no particulars.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fernbrook Jasper | “Quarried at Fernbrook, N.S.W., Australia.” | “Rich red tint dominates the mass. (Watson)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Feronville Marble | “Quarried at Feronville, Meuse, France.” | “Yellowish gray. (Blagrove)” | “Somewhat similar to Hauteville.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fe-Shu Ngan | “See Chinese White.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fetlar Serpentine | “Quarried on the Island of Fetlar, Shetland Isles.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Filettato | Bari (Barletta) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Filettato | Brindisi (Fasano) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Filetto Elhasana Marble | Egypt | (5) | |
| Filetto Rosso Classico Marble | Foggia, Italy | Interior floorings and veneers (11) | |
| Filetto Rosso Trani Marble | Bari, Italy | Interior; outdoor application in favorable climate only (11) | |
| Filetto Salasel Marble | Egypt | (5) | |
| Filines D’Hautpoul | “See Griotte de Felines.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Finale Stone (Pietra Di Finale) | Liguria, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Fine Gray Granite | Egypt | (5) | |
| Fine Tufa | Bari (Castellana) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Fior Di Pesco Carnico Marble | Udine, Italy | Interior (11) | |
| Fiorito De Seravezza Marble | Massa and Farnocchia Quarries, Seravezza, Tuscany, Italy | “Light blue background with fine black veins over entire surface. (Watson)” | (or Bardiglio Fiorito Marble or Blue Fleuri” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., 1907, Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Ficalho Mountains (location) | “Merrill mentions marbles from the mountains of Ficalho that are of good color and take good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Figline Quarry | “See Verde di Prato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Filabres, Sierra de Las | “See Sierra de Las Filabres.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Finistere (French) | “See Granitello.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fior di Persica or Fior di Pesca and Fleur de Pecher. | “Quarried at Seravezza, Tuscany, Italy.” | “Variegated violet, with white and green veins.” | “Fior di Persica or Fior di Pesca and Fleur de Pecher.” “Note this marble is said to resemble Marmor Molossium. Merrill mentions a Fior di Persicor as coming from Albania which probably is one among the following list from Pullen:” Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium, Fiore di Persico Brecciato, Fiore di Persico Bruniccio, Fiore di Persico Chiaro, Fiore di Persico Confuso, Fiore di Persico Giallastro, Fiore di Persico Macchiato, Fiore di Persico Minuto, Fiore di Persico Pavonazzo, Fiore di Persico Picchiettato, Fiore di Persico Reticolare, Fiore di Persico Rossigno, Fiore di Persico Rosso, Fiore di Persico Sanguigno, Fiore di Persico Violetto. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium Marble | Epirus | “Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium, an ancient marble from Epirus; perhaps some of the varieties came from Elba; in form and disposition of markings, though not in color, it sometimes bears a strong resemblance to Cottanello in lilac, peach blossom, red, and white flowery patterns of which Pullen lists the following varieties. Fiore di Persico Brecciato, Fiore di Persico Bruniccio, Fiore di Persico Chiaro, Fiore di Persico Confuso, Fiore di Persico Giallastro, Fiore di Persico Macchiato, Fiore di Persico Minuto, Fiore di Persico Pavonazzo, Fiore di Persico Picchiettato, Fiore di Persico Reticolare, Fiore di Persico Rossigno, Fiore di Persico Rosso, Fiore di Persico Sanguigno, Fiore di Persico Violetto. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore Di Persico Brecciato | “Lilac and white with red pebbles.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Bruniccio | “Purple and white, in form of flames with stains of brown and red.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Chiaro | “Very light lavender.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Confuso | “Curiosly mottled light gray, white and chocolate.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Giallastro | “Lilac and lavender, with yellowish hue.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Macchiato | “Light lavender, with foliated veins of darker hue, purple spots and tinges of pinkish yellow.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Minuto | “Markings very small.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Pavonazzo | “Flushed lilac, veined with purple and streaked with fleecy white.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Picchiettato | “Veined lilac, pricked with purple and spotted with yellow white.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Reticolare | “Lilac in several shades, with crossed lines like network.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Rossigno | “Pinkish brick, red and grayish-white veins of light transparent blue.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Rosso | “Red, white and lilac, streaked with yellow.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Sanguigno | “Blood-red stains.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiore di Persico Violetto | “Shades of violet.” | See Fiore di Persico or Marmor Molossium above. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fiorito Marble | Unknown - ancient quarry | “Red variegated. (Blagrove)” | “An ancient marble from unknown quarry...According to Pullen, Fiorito (flowery) was a name given to ancient Alabaster. See Alabastro Fiorito.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fiorito di Arno Marble | “Quarried near the banks of the Arno, Italy.” | “Varied shades of yellow, with black specks. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) Fiorito di Seravezza |
| Fiorito di Seravezza | “Same as Bardiglio Fiorito.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fiorito Listato | “Same as Bardiglio Fiorato Listato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fire Marble | “See Lumachelle.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Firenze Marble | “Quarried near Firenze, Tuscany, Italy.” | “Clear green.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fioume Claud Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Firuze Green Marble | Brazil (Brasil) | (5) | |
| Fish Black | “See Swanton Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fish Black Marble | “Quarried on the Isle La Motte in Lake Champlain, Vermont.” | “Dark grayish black.” | “Swanton Black or Ebony, Isle La Mott, Vermont Black, Fish Black…Takes low polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fisk Black Marble or Champlain Black Marble | Isle La Motte, Vermont, USA | Weathered surface dark bluish gray with some irregular brownish-gray dolomitic bands. Polished surface almost black. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (10) |
| Fisk Gray Marble | Isle La Motte, Vermont, USA | Gray | |
| Fitzwilliam Granite | Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire (Holman Quarry), USA | Light bluish gray | Muscovite-biotite granite (constructional granite) & Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (building & monumental work) |
| Fitzwilliam Webb Granite | Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire (Webb Quarry), USA | Light, very bluish gray | Muscovite-biotite granite (constructional granite) |
| Fixin Marble | “Quarried at Fixin, Cote d’Or, France.” | “Red veined with white. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Flamenco Slate | Brazil (Brasil) | (5) | |
| Flamingo Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Flamingo Slate | Brazil | (5) | |
| Flash Sandstone | Bolehill Quarry, Wingerworth, Derbyshire | Light buff or Cream | (2) |
| Fletcher Bank Sandstone | Fletcher Bank Quarry Southowram, Halifax, West Yorkshire, UK | Buff to grey | (2) |
| Fletcher Quarry Granite | Vermont, USA | Gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (monuments & building) |
| Fleur de Lys Marble | “Quarried near Pola, Italy.” | “Material is easy to work because it is softer than marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Fleur de Peche | “Same as Fior di Persica.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fleur de Pecher | “(Flower of the Peach) Is the French name for the Italian Fior di Persica.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fleur de Pecher Marble | “Quarried at Bise, Garonne, France.” | “Peach color shades with white, pink and brown. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fleur de Pecher or Peach Blossom Marble | “Quarried at Savennieres, Maine-et-Loire, France.” | “Grayish-white with red veins. (Blagrove).” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fleur Marble | “Quarried at Carcassonne, Aude, France.” | “Dark brown with light red markings. (Blagrove).” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Flick Limestone | Hanson Bath and Portland Stone Flick Quarry, Near Little Rollright, Chipping Norton, Oxon, UK | Oolithic limestone (2) | |
| Flint | “Quartz in any kind of rock is commonly known to quarrymen and stone workers as flint. True flint (according to Merrill) is amorphous silica, occurring in nodular form in chalk beds.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Flint Hills Limestone | The Flint Hills region of Kansas, USA | ||
| Florence | “Florence - Name given to some Belgian Marbles. See Lesves, Philippeville, Thon and Samson.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Florence Marble | Florence (previously Fowler), Vermont, USA | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932 (interior and exterior marbles) In 1932 called “Pittsford Valley Marble.” Names for different shades of Florence : Florence W, Florence X, Light Florence, Dark Florence. (10) | |
| Florence No. 1 Marble | “Hogback Quarries, near Florence Station, Pittsford, Vermont.” USA | “Light bluish gray, with fine dark gray streaks.” | “Is sawed across the bed.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Florence 1 Marble | Pittsford, Vermont, USA | A calcite marble of light bluish-gray color with fine dark-gray streaks | |
| Florence No. 2 Marble | “Hogback Quarries, near Florence Station, Pittsford, Vermont.” USA | “Light bluish gray with irregular mottlings of dark gray.” | “Is sawed with the bed.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Florence 2 Marble | Pittsford, Vermont, USA | A calcite marble of very light bluish-gray color with whitish and dark-gray (graphitic and dolomitic) streaks and spots | |
| Florence Alabaster | “See Alabaster, Italian.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Florentine Agate (Alabaster) | “Castellina Quarries, Tuscany, Italy.” | Variegated resembling agate.” | “This is a mottled variety of Alabaster.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Florentine Alabaster | “See Florentine Marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Florentine Blue Marble | “Vermont Marble Company’s quarry, east of Biddie Knob, one and a quarter miles west of Florence, Pittsford Township, Vermont.” USA | “Light or dark dove blue, besides the numerouys dark blue lines there are a few that are nearly black and as in most of the blue marbles there are white spots. ( Vermont State Geological Survey.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Florentine Blue Marble | Pittsford, Vermont, USA | A graphitic calcite marble of dark bluish-gray color, with fine very dark and light gray unplicated bands | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co. in 1932. (10) |
| Florentine Gray (Alabaster) | “Castellina Quarries, Tuscany, Italy.” | “Light gray” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Florentine Marble | “A large amount of Italian Alabaster is used in the making of vases, etc., and the pure white is made into statuettes. Much of this work is done in or near Florence, Italy. The finished articles are mostly exported and sold as Florentine or Parian Marble, although in some cases the latter name is given to a composition that in appearance resembles pure white marble. After being treated it is often hard for even an experienced marble man to detect the difference between Alabaster and real Statuary unless some simple test is made.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Florentine White or White Alabaster | “Castellina Quarries, Tuscany, Italy.” | “Clear white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Florentine White Alabaster | Italy | “There are several varieties of this alabaster, including veined, spotted, clouded and yellow, agate, gray and white, while others lack markings of any kind.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 |
| Florentine Yellow Marble | “Castellina Quarries, Tuscany, Italy.” | “Light yellow.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Floresta Verde Green Granite | Brazil | Green | (5) |
| Floriac Marble | “Floriac Quarries, Lot, France.” | “Yellow spotted with gray and red. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Florimont Marbles | “Quarried near Florimont, Dordogne, France.” | “Are generally white and yellow mottled with gray and black veins. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Flossenburg Blau Granite | Germany | (5) | |
| Flossenburg Gelb Grau Granite | Germany | (5) | |
| Flowery Aurisina Marble (Aurisina Fiorita) | Friuli, Venezia Giulia, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Flowery Botticino Marble (Botticino Fiorito) | Lombardy, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Flowery Green Granite | India | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Fluor Spar | “Flur Spar or Fluorite, or Calcium Fluoride and Fluss-Spath. Found in certain stones including marble. In its pure state large enough for commercial uses it is extremely scarce, but has been used for interior decoration, but principally for inlays, small vessels; as a flux in metallurgical operations, and as a source of hydrofluoric acid; etc. See Blue John, blue John Amethyst, White Flur Spar and Yellow Ashover Spar.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fluor Spar Marble | Castleton, Derbyshire, England | “Blue, purple and amber wavelike bands with light gray background. (Watson)” | or Blue John “Suitable for inlay work.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., 1907, Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fluss-Spath | “See Fluor Spar.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| F. O. White Norwegian | “Quarried near Fauskeidet, Northland, Norway.” | “White with slightly bluish cast rather loosely grained.” | “White Norwegian or Norwegian White...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. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)” |
| Focato | “See Giall Antico Focato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Folsom Quarry (location) | Vermont, USA | “An old abandoned Vermont Quarry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| "Fond du Lac" Sandstone | Minnesota, USA | Brown or reddish color | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, Sept, 1923 (resembles Connecticut Brownstone. Other names for this same stone: Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, Sept, 1923 Isle Royal and Sault Ste Marie. |
| Fontaine-Henry Stone | “See Caen Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fontaine l’Eveque or Frederic Marble | “Quarried at Fontaine l’Eveque, Hainaut, Belgium.” | “Black with reddish gray markings and small gray and white veins running in all directions. (Blagrove) | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fontaine l’Eveque (Breccia) | “Quarried at Fontaine l’Eveque, Hainaut, Belgium.” | “Reddish slightly varied with very small gray spots and white veins. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| "Fontana Marble" (Limestone) | Southern and central Miami County, Kansas, USA | ||
| Fontenelle Marbles | “Quarried at Fontenelle, Aisne, France.” | “Generally are bluish gray with white cloudy veins. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fontenille Royal Limestone | France | (5) | |
| Fordham Granite | New York, USA | “medium to dark gray with averages darker than Yonkers with pinkish tone” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (a banded gneiss) |
| Fontibagni Alabaster | “Quarried at Fontibagni, Piedmont, Italy.” | “Clouded cream-white” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Forest Green Granite | Australia | (5) | |
| Forest Green Granite | Canada | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Forest Marble | “See Planicostata.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Forest Stone (Sandstone) | “Dean Forest, England” | “A sandstone from the Dean Forest, England.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Formay County Marble | “See Irish Dove.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Formazza Serizzo Granite (Serizzo Formazza) | Piedmont, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Formosa (location) | “Is a large island off the southern coast of China, rich in mineral deposits and timber, but producing no marble. According to some authorities the name Formosa as applied to marbles is a contraction of Foremost.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Formosa Marbles | Lahn Quarries, Wetzlar, Nassau, Germany. | “Many marble men consider all of the following marbles as different brands of Formosa: Bongard, Edelfels, Estellante, Pojizonazzo. While all of the above, including Formosa, come from the Lahn Quarries, each is known by the names given.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Formosa Dark | “See Estellante.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Formosa Gray | “See Bongard.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Formosa Marble | “Lahn Quarries, Wetzlar, Nassau, Germany.” | “Mottled pink, gray and cream with orange-colored veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Formosa Red | “See Pojizonazzo.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fort Collins Stone (Sandstone) | Near Bellevue & Stout, Colorado | (Bellevue stone) Deep red & (the Stout stone) almost white | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 ) (“The local name for sandstones quarried near Bellevue and Stout, Colorado. The Bellevue stone is fine-grained, deep red in color, and is used for heavy masonry and the lower courses in building. The Stout stone is practically a quartzite, medium-grained, almost white in color, and is used for foundations and paving. (Arkin is same as Bellevue.)”) |
| Fort Dodge Alabaster or Gypsum | “Quarried near Fort Dodge, Iowa.” USA | “White and white clouded.” | “Has been used to some extent for structural purposes, but mostly in the manufacture of plaster.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fort Hays Limestone | Near Fort Hays, Kansas, USA | ||
| Fort Riley Limestone | El Dorado area of Kansas, USA | ||
| Fort Scott Stone | Vicinity of Fort Scott, Kansas, USA | Dark colord | Fine flagging stone found about five miles west of Fort Scott & Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A dark colored, fine-grained, semi-crystalline limestone. Local work only.”) |
| Fortezzino | “See Bigio Antico Fortezzino.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fortezzino Alabastro | “Same as Alabastro Fortezzino.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fortezzino Lumachellato Alabastro | “Same as Alabastro Fortezzino Lumachellato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fortezzino Occhiuto Alabastro | “Same as Alabastro Fortezzino Occhiuto.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fosse Marble | “Quarried near Fosse, Belgium.” | “Gray with numerous white conical fossils. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fossil Clouded Petitor Marble | “Petitor Quarries, St. Mary’s Church, Devonshire, England.” | “Pink and red with many fossils.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fossil Coral | “See Madrepore Marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fossil Forest | “See Petrified Wood.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fougeres Marble | “Quarried at Fougeres, Herault, France.” | “Various shades of yellow and violet. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fountain Green Granite | South Africa | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Fountain Square Rockville Granite | Rockville, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Fourche Mountain Granite (AKA Pulaskite) (syenite) | On Fourche Mountain, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA | Dark bluish gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, January, 1924 |
| Fox Hill Black Granite | St. Peters, Pennsylvania, USA | Variegated black | Quarried by Rock of Ages Corp. (1) |
| Fox Island Granite | Vinalhaven and Hurricane Islands, and islands, known collectively as the Fox Islands, Maine, USA | (5) | |
| Foxton Granite | Colorado, USA | Pinkish color | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (coarse grain; building use) |
| Frabosa Verzino (Frabosa Sottana) | Cuneo, Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Framayes Marble | “Quarried near Macon, Saone-et-Loire, France.” | “Black. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Framont Marble | “Framon Quarries, Vosges, France.” | “White, sometimes tinged with pink or pearl gray. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Francia Rosso Marble | France | (5) | |
| Frankenwald | “See Bavarian Green, Bavarian Red and Bavarian Rose.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Franklin Limestone | New Jersey, USA | White | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A coarse-grained crystalline white limestone. Will polish. Used occasionally for local building work.”) |
| Franklin Pearl Limestone | Near Russellville, Alabama, USA | A very hard oolitic limestone | |
| Frasnes Marble | “Quarried at Frasnes, Hainaut, Belgium.” | “Gray showing fossils. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Fratelli (quarry) | “Name of one of the quarries producing veined Statuary Italian.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Frederic Marbles | Hainaut, Belgium | “This name is given to certain marbles quarried in Hainaut, Belgium. See Landelies and Fontaine-l’Eveque.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Frederick County Marbles | “See Potomac.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Fred's Brown Granite | Marble, Colorado, USA | ||
| Freedley White | “Open Quarry, Freedley, Vermont.” USA | “Extremely light bluish gray. (Vermont State Geological Survey)” | “Freedley White or White Freedley Marble... (Opened in 1909.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Freeport Granite | On quarry about one-half mile from Freeport, Maine, and another quarry at Mallet's Station, one and a half miles from town, USA | (5) | |
| Freeport Sandstone | Ohio, USA | Buff-gray | |
| Freestone (Sandstone) | “Are so called because they work freely in any direction.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Freestone Purbeck Limestone | (Landers Quarry) Kingston Road, Langton Matravers, Dorset, UK | Buff stone with numerous pieces of small buff/ cream coloured shells | (2) |
| Freestone Purbeck Limestone | (Swanage Quarry) Panorama Road, Swanage, Dorset, USA | Varies in colour with the Freestone being a blue-grey colour with numerous shells |
Used for walling and paving (2) |
| French Alabaster | “See Alabaster (French)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| French Broad River (location) | “Near the junction of this river and the Holston, which form the head waters of the Tennessee, are located some of the many Tennessee quarries.” USA | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| French Creek Granite | Pennsylvania, USA | Dark colored; almost black when polished; light when surfaces hammered | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (building & monumental work) |
| French Grand Antique | “Same as Grand Antique and Grand Antique Pyrenees.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| French Gray or Lepanto Marble | Plattsburgh and Chazy, in Clinton County, New York, USA | “fine-grained gray groundmass with pink and white fossil remains, which are evidently crinoidal” | From Report of the United States National Museum Under the Direction of the Smithsonian Institutions For the Year Ending June 30, 1886, pp. 381. |
| French Gray Marble | Isle La Motte, Vermont, USA | Dark Gray; when polished some pieces appear almost black. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10) |
| French Griotte | “See Griotte De Sost and Griotte D’Italie.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| French Onyx | “See Stalagmite Du Bedat.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| French Pink | “Same as Knox Pink.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| French Pyrenees | “See Pyrenean.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| French Serpentine | “See Vert Maurin.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| French Statuary | “See Blanc De St. Beat.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| French Vanilla Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Freudenstadt Sandstone | Germany | Varies from dull and light red tone, pink, and drab. | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 |
| Friedenwald Sandstone | Germany | (5) | |
| Friendsville (location) | Blount County, Tennessee, USA | “Town in Blount County, Tennessee, near which are located marble quarries.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Friendsville Pink Marble | “Quarried at Friendsville, Blount County, Tennessee.” USA | “Lightly variegated pink with few veins or crowfeet.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Frome Marbles | Frome, Somersetshire, England | “...generally dark brown, brownish red, and warm brownish gray with veins of yellow and gray. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Frontenac Dolostone | New York, USA | ||
| Frontenac Limestone | Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA | Ranges from pale yellow to light cream | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“...of a rather cellular texture. Used in exterior and interior structural work and trim. Not operating (in 1923).”) |
| Frosterley Marble | “Quarry at Harehope, near Frosterley, Durham, England.” | “Dark grayish brown with large white fossils.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Frouquet Breche Marble | “Quarried at Frouquet, Tournon, Lot-et-Garonne, France.” | “Yellowish-white and brownish-gray veins and spots. (Blagrove)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Frozen Green | “Quarried at Easton, Pa.” (Pennsylvania, USA) | “Variegated green.” | “Frozen Green - Pennsylvania Green.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Frudental Sandstone | Germany | (5) | |
| Fuchsite (Chrome-Mica-Schist) | “Quarried in Shrewsbury, Vermont.” USA | “Brilliant dark emerald green with veins and spots of lighter shade.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Full River Red Granite | China | (5) | |
| Fulton Limestone | Missouri, USA | Buff and also light gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (local use) |
| Funfkirchen Quarries (location) | “See Ungarisch Grau.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Funil Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Furst-Kerber Travertine | “Quarried near Bedford, Indiana.” USA | “Is a buff limestone containing numerous small voids.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Furuli | “See antique Fonce, Breche Rose, Citron Furuli and White Salten.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Frutticolosa | “Italian name for conglomerates.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag. (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
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