Names and Origins of Stone - J
| Name of Stone | Origin | Color | Comments |
| Jabalpur Steatite (Soap Stone) | “Important deposits of soap stone occur in Jabalpur, Bombay Presidency, India.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Jacaranda Granite | Brazil | Interior (12) | |
| Jackman | “Same as Listavena.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jacobsville Sandstone | On Keweenaw Bay, Michigan, USA | Bright red | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 ) (“A medium-grained stone...and used for general building purposes and trimming.”) |
| Jade | Burma, New Zealand | Amber, blue, mauve, white, green | “Jade or Nephrite. Is a silicate of lime and magnesia mineral, used in the making of small vessels and in the jewelry trade. Perhaps more is used in China than in any other part of the world. See: Burmese Amber Jade, Burmese Blue Jade, Burmese Jade, Burmese Mauve Jade, Burmeses White Jade, Emerald green Jade, New Zealand Jade.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jade Green Granite | China | (5) | |
| Jadeite | “Is a silicate of sodium and aluminum mineral similar in appearance to Jade.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaipur State Steatite | “In the locality of Mora-Bhandari, Jaipur, Indian, occur deposits of Soap Stone.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Jaisalmer Stones | “See Abur Stone, Black Bichia, Gray Bichia, Kurkura Krimchi.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaisium Marble | “Quarried on the Island of Jasus, off the coast of Caria, S.W. Asia Minor.” | “P. Silentiarius describes a marble from this island as streaked with blood red and livid white.” | “Jasium Marble of Jasus.” “Some writers believe this to be the same an ancient Porta Santa. Most authorities, however, agree that Porta Santa was quarried on the Island of Chios. However, it is quite possible that marble from Jasus or even from the mainland of Asia Minor may have been known as Porta Santa.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Japanaise | “See White Negato, Black and White and Black Serpentine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaisium Marble | “Quarried on the Island of Jasus, off the coast of Caria, S.W. Asia Minor.” | “P. Silentiarius describes a marble from this island as streaked with blood red and livid white.” | “Jasium Marble of Jasus.” “Some writers believe this to be the same an ancient Porta Santa. Most authorities, however, agree that Porta Santa was quarried on the Island of Chios. However, it is quite possible that marble from Jasus or even from the mainland of Asia Minor may have been known as Porta Santa.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jakaranda Rosso Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Jaspe Du Var (Breccia) | “Quarried at Pourcieux, Toulon, Var, France.” | “Cream fragments with brilliant red filler.” | “Jaspe Du Var (Breccia) or Jaspe Oriental.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaspe Granite | Colombia | (5) | |
| Jaspe Opal | “Same as Breche Benou Jaspe.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaspe Oriental | “Same as Jaspe Du Var.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaspe Rouge | “Same as Jaspe Du Var.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jasper | Scythia, Cyprus, and Egypt | “An impure opaque colored variety of cryprocrystalline quartz.” | “Jasper or Jasperite...According to Pullen the Jasper used by Romans was obtained from Scythia, Cyprus, and Egypt, but there is very little left of their importation.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jasper County Marbles | Carthage, Missouri, USA | “Jasper County Marbles - Same as Carthage.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Jasper Gray | “See Carthage.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jasper Marble | “Quarry at Swanton, Vermont.” USA | “Decided red shading to a lighter, almost pinkish shade, with fragments of varying size, some white, others pink.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jasper Marbles | “See Jasper Marble, Jasper Stone, Jasper Welch.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jasper-Gray Marble | Mexico | (5) | |
| Jasper (Pipestone Red) | Pipestone County, Minnesota, USA | Color from cherry to lavender or violet | Metamorphic quartzite |
| Jasper Marble | Champlain area of Vermont, USA | Mainly red with various shades and white. Some pieces pink or deeper red. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10) |
| Jasper Quartzite | Minnesota, USA | Pale pink | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A highly indurated pale pink quartzite, rather hard, used for paving stones, building and rubble.”) |
| Jasper-Rose Marble | Mexico | (5) | |
| Jasper Stone | “Quarries at Aberdaron, Carnavonshire, Wales.” | “Crimson red with a few figured veinings of darker shade.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jasperite | Scythia, Cyprus, and Egypt | “An impure opaque colored variety of cryprocrystalline quartz.” | “Jasper or Jasperite...According to Pullen the Jasper used by Romans was obtained from Scythia, Cyprus, and Egypt, but there is very little left of their importation.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaspis | “Same as Jasper.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jative Quarries (location) | “See Marmor Rosa.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune | “Jaune or Jaune Antique - Same as Numidian Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune Ambre Marble | “St. Maximin Quarries, near Brignoles, Var, France.” | “Yellow with white mottlings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaune Ancy Le France | “Same as Ancy Le France (jaune).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune Antique Marble | “Same as Numidian Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune Aurora Granite | France | (5) | |
| Jaune Chiaro Ondate | “Same as Numidian Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune d’ Ampus Marble | “Quarried at Ampus, Var, France.” | “Light buff.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaune De Cuenca Marble | “Quarry near Cuenca, Province of Cuenca, Spain.” | “Orange with light brown markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaune De La Nievre Marble | “Quarry at Clamecy, Nievre, France.” | Yellow with brownish markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaune de Province | “Quarry near Brignoles, Department of Var, France.” | “Orange with slender white and brown markings.” | “Jaune de Prvince or Jaune De Var.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaune De Siena | “See Siena Yellow Galena.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune De Var | “Same as Jaune De Province.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune De Verona | “See Yellow Verona.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune Dore | “Same as Ancy Le France (Jaune Dore).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune Echaillon | “Same as Echaillon Jaune.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune Fleuri Marble | “Quarried at Pratz, Jura, France.” | “Yellow to rich reddish-brown with veins of brownish red and gray.” | “Sometimes called Jaune Lamartine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaune Jaspe Marble | “Quarries near Brignoles, Department of Var, France.” | “Orange with slender red and white veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaune Lamartine Marble | “Quarried near Mollinges and at Vaux, Jura, France.” | “Bright yellow with slender red veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaune Rose | “Same as Numidian Pink.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune Royal | “Quarry at South Stukely, Shefford County, Quebec Province, Canada.” | “Creamish ground with greenish and yellow veins and markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jaune Royal Marble | South Stukley, Quebec, Canada | “A light cream colored marble through which run greenish yellow veins and markings.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924 |
| Jaune St. Beaume | “Jaune St. Beaume or Baume - Same as St. Baume.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune St. Sylvestre | “Same as St. Baume.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jaune Uni Des Pyrenees Marble | “Quarried at Hers, Haute-Garonne, france.” | “Yellow almost uniform.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Java Fossil Limestone | “Mottled light pink, white and dark green, with numerous fossils.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Java Fossil Limestone | “Uniform cream color built up of small fragments of shells.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Java Light Mottled Limestone | “Pink and yellow with occasional clouded darker shades, containing some fragments of shells.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Java Light Pink Limestone | “Light pinkish-cream containing some fragments of shells.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Java Light Pink Mottled Limestone | “Pink of slightly different shades and shell fragments give mottled effect.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Java Limestones & Marbles | “...quarries near Wadjak, in the Toeloeny Agoeng district, Java | “According to Watson ‘the tertiary rocks of Java occasionally yield hard compact limestones which admit of a fairly good polish and furnish useful marbles. Owing to their non-translucent nature they are not well adapted for statuary purposes, but are very suitable for decorative construction.’ Those of which we have a record are all from the quarries near Wadjak, in the Toeloeny Agoeng district.” | |
| Java Mottled Limestone | Java | “Pink and white with dark pink clouds and veins, fragments of shells and corals.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Java Onyx Limestone | Java | “Varies from dull white to amber colored and banded to combinations of both colors.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Java Pink Limestone | Java | “Pink with mottlings of amber color and thin thread-like black markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Java Red Limestone | Java | “Dark pink with thread-like dark veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Java Yellow Limestone | “Near Gamping, in the Toeloeng Agoeng district, this is found (according to Merrill).” Java | “Yellow with patches of pink and numerous light and dark brown thread-like markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jebel Dhokan Quarries (location) | “See Red Porphyry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jefferson County, West Virginia Marbles | Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA | “See Potomac Black and Gold and Potomac Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Jerome Caen | “Same as Pietra Di Marzana.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jerome Claire | “An American name for an Istrian Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jerome Fleuri | “An American name for an Iitrian Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jerome Fossil | “An American name for an Istrian Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jersey Green (Serpentine) | “Lizzie Clay and Pulp Company’s Quarry near Phillipsburg, at Marble Hill, Warren County, New Jersey.” USA | “Verde green variegated.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jerusalem Gold Marble | Israel | Light gold color | |
| Jerusalem Quarries (location) | Jerusalem | “See Mizzeh Khdar and Mizzeh Yahudi.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Jet Mist Granite | Rapidan, Virginia, USA | Black with mild gray swirls | Quarried by New England Stone Industries, Inc. (1) |
| Jeumont | “See Grand Antique.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jhansi Red Granite | India | (5) | |
| Jialo Mori Marble | ? | ||
| Jodhpur District Marbles | “See Gray Makrana, Pink Makrana, White Makrana.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Johnstown Quarries (location) | “See Irish Dove.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Joinville Marble | “Rinscent Quarries at Hydrequent, near Boulogne, Pas De Calais, France.” | “Light fawn with fine brown veins and markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Joliet Limestone | “Quarried at Joliet, Illinois.” USA | “Dark gray even tone.” | “This must not be confused with the Joliet Limestone listed as Athens Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Joligny Marble | “Quarried near Moulins, Allier, France.” | “Bluish ground mottled with red, black and gray.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Jones Falls Gneiss | Jones Falls, Maryland, USA | Variety of colors | |
| Jonesboro "Gray" Granite | Jonesboro, Maine, USA | ||
| Jonesboro "Red" Granite | Jonesboro, Maine, USA | Areas of dark pink or muted red predominant among smatterings of light pink and cream; copper red | Quarried by Fletcher Granite Co. (1) |
| Joneti Granite | Georgia (the country) | (5) | |
| "Jordan Sandstone" (Freestone) | In lower Minnesota valley, at Jordan, Scott, and other points, Minnesota, USA | ||
| Joss Green Granite | Nigeria | (5) | |
| Juan Fleuri Marble | See: Jaune Fleuri Marble below. | ||
| Juaprana India Granite | India | (5) | |
| Juique Quarries (location) | “See Noir de Sable.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Junction City Limestone | Near Junction City, Kansas, USA | ||
| Jungle Green/Gazalle Granite | Egypt | (5) | |
| Jungle Green Marble | Egypt | (5) | |
| Jungle-Yellow Granite | Egypt | (5) | |
| Juparana Bahia Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Juparana Classico Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Juparana Creme Mara Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Juparana Colombo Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Juparana Delicato Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Juparana Fantastico Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Juparana Gold | Brazil | (5) | |
| Juparana Laranjeira Yellow Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Juparana Naska Granite | Brazil (Bahia) | (5) | |
| Juparana Palha Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Juparana Persa Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Jupiter Marble | Dall Island, Southeast Alaska, USA | “The marble is brightly banded, with red stripes predominating.” You can see several pieces of Jupiter Marble at “Jupiter Marble Photo Gallery.” | Quarried by Gary McWilliams, Stone Arts of Alaska in the “Jupiter Marble” section of his web site. “Marble on the Edge” is Gary McWilliams’ account of his discovery of Jupiter Marble. |
| Juprana Sunset Granite & Juprana Sunset2 Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Juparana V Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Jura Beige Limestone | Germany | (5) | |
| Jura Grey Limestone | Germany | (5) | |
| Jura Marble | “See Jaune Fleuri and Jaune Lamartine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Jura Mountains Marble | “In Canton Soleure, Switzerland, on the above mountains” | “In Canton Soleure, Switzerland, on the above mountains, is found a compact limestone that takes a good polish and is used extensively for interior decorative purposes. See Soleure Marble and Jaune Lamartine, which is quarried on the French side of these mountains.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Jura Stone | West Germany | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Juzon | “See Gris Tender de Louvie.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Juzon | “See Gris Tender de Louvie.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920s) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
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