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Name of Stone Origin Color Comments
Racine de Buis     “See Lumachelle des Argonne.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Radford Marble “Radford Quarries, Plymstock, Devonshire, England.” UK “Very dark gray, nearly black, with prominent white veins. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Radiant Red Granite Fredericksburg, Texas, USA Bright red Quarried by Texas Granite (1)
Radio Black Marble Vermont, USA    
Radom Sandstone Russia Dark red, bright yellow, and light buff Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925
Radon Marble “Quarried at the Foret d’Ecouves, Orne, France.” “Blackish or slightly bluish-gray, with white and gray veins and thin yellow lines. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Radstock Marble “Quarried at Radstock, Somersetshire, England.” UK “Light gray tinged with brown and pale gray veins. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rag Stone     “See Ancaster Rag.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Raid-de-Brest     “See Granitello.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rainbow Granite Morton, Minnesota (southwestern Minnesota), USA Variegated pink and black Quarried by Cold Spring Granite Co. (1)
Rainbow Granite Ortonville, Minnesota, USA Brown  
Rainbow Onyx (Onice Arco Iris) Mexico   Interior (12)
Rajputana Marbles     “See Abur Stone, Black Bichia, Gray Bichia, Gray Makrana, Krimchi Bichia, Kurkura, Pink Makrana, White Makrana.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ramapo Gneiss New York, USA Pink or gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (construction work & in the past monumental stone)
Rampont     “See Lumachelle des Argonne.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ramsleigh Marble “Quarried at East Ogwell, Devonshire, England.” UK Red with veins of white and pink.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ranocchia     “Same as Serpentine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rasotica Marble Yugoslavia   Interior (12)
Rasotica & Rasotica C Marble Croatia   (5)
Rathmullin     “See Kintail.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ratnasila Black Granite India   (5)
Raumuenzach Grau Granite Germany   (5)
Raumuenzach Rot Granite Germany   (5)
Ravazzone Marble Carrara, Italy   From “The Famous Quarries of the World,” Manufacturer and Builder magazine, Oct. 1854, pp. 406.
Ravaccione “Ravaccione is the name of a quarry near Carrara that produces Statuary as well as white veined or clouded.” Italy “Ravaccione or Sicilian. Names used for White Italian marbles which are marked with bluish veins or clouds.” “Ravaccione or Sicilian. Names used for White Italian marbles which are marked with bluish veins or clouds. Ravaccione is the name of a quarry near Carrara that produces Statuary as well as white veined or clouded. Why the Italian marbles are called Sicilian is not known, but probably originated outside of Italy from the fact that at one time Italian marble was reshipped from a Sicilian port.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ravaccione Statuary Marble “Ravaccione is the name of a quarry near Carrara that produces Statuary as well as white veined or clouded.” Italy “Clear white, fine grained marble” “According to Miss M. W. Porter, in ‘What Rome Was Built With,’ this is a clear white, fine grained marble, that ranks with the best of Italian marbles; for this reason not all marble known commercially as Ravaccione in reality comes from this quarry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ravaccione Di Altissimo Marble “Quarried at Seravezza, Italy.” “White” “(one of the white Italian varieties) - See Bianco Chiaro.” “Ravaccione is the name of a quarry near Carrara that produces Statuary as well as white veined or clouded.” Italy (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ravaccione Di Carrara Marble “Quarried at Carrara, Italy.” “White Statuary.” (one of the white Italian varieties) (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Raymond Granite Raymond, Madera County, CA USA Light gray granite Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (biotite-muscovite granite with an occasional crystal of black hornblende. (building & monumental uses)
Rawulpindi District (location)     “See Abri, Badal Stone, Sangkhutoo, Sungmosa.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Recess     “See Connemara Lissoughter Quarry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Recticolato     “See Bigo Antico Recticolato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red African     “Same as Numidian Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Alps     “Same as Egyptian Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red and White   “Dark red with numerous fine white fossils.” “Same as Mahogany Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Arabesque (Acceglio) Cuneo, Piedmont Region, Italy   (12)
Red Arara Granite Angola   (5)
Red Ark Fossil Marble Quarry located in Cartney, Arkansas, USA   From Through The Ages Magazine, June 1923, Vol. 1, No. 2, Tompkins-Kiel Marble Co. ad on pp. 50.
Red Armagh     “Same as Armagh Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Bavarian     “See Bavarian Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Beach Granite Red Beach, Maine    
Red Belgian Marbles     “See Griotte St. Remy, Rouge de Flander, Rouge Fleuri, Rouge Imperial, Rouge Griotte, Rouge Royal, Rouge Royal Vif, Royal St. Remy.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Brasil Granite Brazil   (5)
Red Briar Hill Sandstone Knox, Holmes, and Coshocton Counties, Ohio, USA    
Red Brilon Marble “Kronprinzen Von Preussen Quarries, Brilon, Estphalia, Germany.” “Red, crowded with fragmentary fossils. It has yellow veins running through it. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Carrara Limestone “Quarried near Carrara, Tuscany, Italy.” “Dark crimson crystalline limestone with a few white patches or markings.” “Takes low polish, is fragile and somewhat brittle. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Champlain Marble “Barney Marble Company’s Quarries, Swanton, Vermont.” USA “Brownish-red with spots and lines of white.” “Lyonnais (Marble) or Red Champlain.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Cipollino Marble “According to Watson, this ancient marble was quarried in Asia Minor.” “Deep red with blood bands of pinkish-white.” “Some writers claim that Red Cipollino and Cipollino Rosso are one and the same marble. However, this may be, the available descriptions differ materially.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Cork     “See Cork Red.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Dragon Granite Argentina   (5)
Red Egyptian Granite     “Red Egyptian Granite: That used in ancient Rome was Syenite, but some writers have referred to Red Porphyry from Egypt as Red Egyptian Granite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Egyptian Porphyry     “See Red Prophyry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Filettato Bari (Trani) Apulia Region, Italy   (12)
Red Flanders     Red Flanders or Flanders Red. See Rouge de Flanders.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Gharda Granite Egypt   (5)
Red Imperial Riojano Granite Argentina   (5)
Red Ios Menucos Granite Argentina   (5)
Red Levanto     “Same as Verde Di Levanto.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Lisbon     “See Lisbon Red. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Lavanto Marble Eastern Liguria, Italy Purple, red, green, and white brecciated ophicarbonate rock  
Red Lake Marble Italy Burgundy color; deep burgundy  
Red Marble Egypt and Norway   (5)
Red Medina Sandstone AKA "Grimsby Sandstone" Pennsylvania and New York, USA Red  
Red Multicolor Granite India   (5) Interior and exterior (12)
Red Numidian     “See Numidian Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Ogwell “Quarried near Newton-Abbot, Devonshire, England.” UK “Bright red with white markings.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Petitor “Petitor Quarries, St. Mary Church, Devonshire, England.” UK “Mottled red and pink, with a few fossils.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Prophyry “Quarried on the Jebel Dhokan Mountain about 25 miles inland from the junction of the Red Sea with the Gulf of Suez and about 50 miles eastward from the Nile, in Upper Egypt.” “Dark red Ground mass, an abundance of small white and light pink feldspar crystals. (Watson.) “Red Prophyry (sic) or Rosso Antico (Egyptian). Takes good polish. Also known as Lapis Porphyrites and Prophyrites Leptopsephos.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Sand Rock Swanton, Vermont. (USA )   “Geologists refer to the Champlain Red marbles quarried at Swanton, Vermont, as Red Sand Rock.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Victoria or Victoria Red Marble     “Same as Cork Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Orcollano Granite Argentina   (5)
Red Pink Rock (Ormea) Cuneo, Piedmont Region, Italy   (12)
Red Prophyry “Quarried on the Jebel Dhokan Mountain about 25 miles inland from the junction of the Red Sea with the Gulf of Suez and about 50 miles eastward from the Nile, in Upper Egypt.” “Dark red Ground mass, an abundance of small white and light pink feldspar crystals. (Watson.) “Red Prophyry (sic) or Rosso Antico (Egyptian). Takes good polish. Also known as Lapis Porphyrites and Prophyrites Leptopsephos.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Ramello Marble (Ramello Rosso) Friuli, Venezia Giulia, Italy   Interior (12)
Ruby Red Granite India   (5)
Red Sandstone West Germany    
Red Seneca Sandstone Seneca Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland Red (AKA Seneca Red Sandstone)
Red Sierra Chica Granite Argentina Red (5)
Red Seneca Sandstone Seneca Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA Red  
Red Selvia Marble Egypt   (5)
Red Slate Quarries near Granville, New York, USA Red  
Red Stripe Aphrodite Marble Southeastern Alaska, USA There are three varieties of Aprhodite Marble:  “Royal Aphrodite” has a lavender cast; “Golden Aphrodite” is riddled with gold and yellow; and “Red Stripe” Aphrodite has red banding.

Quarried by Stone Arts of Alaska.  Aphrodite Marble contains fossils.
Red St. Bees Sandstone Birkhams Quarry, St.Bees, Cumbria, UK a cliff side quarry on the coast at Salton Bay, St Bees Head south of Whitehaven, Cumbria Dull red in colour (2)
Red Travertine Belgium    
Red Valcheta Granite Argentina   (5)
Red Verona Marble “Quarried near Verona, Italy.” “Deep red with small markings of lighter shade.” “Verona Red or Red Verona.”  (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Red Vitoria Granite Brazil (Bahia)   (5)
Red Westerly Granite Rhode Island, USA Reddish-gray speckled with black Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (building & monumental work)
Redaswan Granite Egypt   (5)
Redcliff Granite In the northeastern part of Black Island, south of Mount Desert, in the town of Long Island, Maine (in the lower quarry) Medium pinkish-gray  
Rednefertary Granite Egypt   (5)
Redstone Green Granite Redstone, New Hampshire (Redstone Quarry), USA Dark yellow, greenish gray Biotite-hornblende granite (constructional and polished granite)
Redstone Red Granite Redstone, New Hampshire (Redstone Quarry), USA Light pink mottled with dark gray Biotite granite (constructional and polished granite)
Redwood County Granite AKA Renville County Granite Redwood and Renville Counties, Minnesota, USA Greenish-gray; pale-pink; and a granite with banding, black knots of biotite, large isolated feldspar crystals  
Reformatory Pink St. Cloud area in Minnesota, USA Pink  
Regal Blue Marble “Quarry at Regal, North Carolina.” USA “Deep blue with small percentage of blue and white lines.” “Nos. 2 and 3 grades are similar, available only in small blocks. Is used principally for monumental work.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Regal Blue Marble North Carolina (near Murphy), USA Mottled blue and white marble  
Regal Gray Granite Barre, Vermont, USA Light to medium gray Quarried by Rock of Ages Corp. (1)
Regal Rose Granite Guenette, Quebec, Canada Pink with gray waves Quarried by Rock of Ages Corp. (1)
Reggio Marble “A few miles south of Reggio, near Pallizzi, in Calabria, Italy, the Calderano marbles are quarried.”   “See, Agrillei, Calderano and Torrevarata.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Regneville Marbles “Quarried near Regneville, Manche, France.” “Vary in color from black to whitish-gray. (Blagrove.) “Takes good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Regny Marbles “Quarried near Regny, Loire, France.” “Bluish-black, black, and white. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Reichenberg Granite Czechoslovakia   (5)
Reinhardsdorf Sandstone Germany   (5)
Reichenstein Serpentine “From Reichenstein, Silesia. (Blagrove.)   (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Repen Classico Marble Trieste, Italy   Interior and exterior (11)
Repen Zola Marble “Repen Quarries, Istria, Italy.” “Varying in color from a light brown or fawn to a delicate creamy tint.” “Takes a good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Reval “Quarried near Reval, Esthonia, Russia.” “Light buff, sometimes shaded with green.” “Porcelain-like texture. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Reval Limestone Russia Light buff Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 (for building work)
Reyrevigne Marbles “The quarries near Reyrevigne, Lot, France, produce large quantities of marble.” “Generally gray, slightly yellowish, with numerous bright red veins. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rezoul     “See Portor.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rezzato Onyx “Quarried at Rezzato, a few miles east of Brescia, Italy.” “Dark brown.” “Cave onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rhodesia (location)     “Carved ornaments found in the ruins of Ancient Rhodesia are of Steatite (soapstone).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rhodesian Malachite “Bwana Nkbuwa Mines, N.W. Rhodesia, Africa.” “Green with slender pencil-like bands.” “Obtainable in small pieces and limited quantity. Used for small ornaments.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rhodium Bahia Conglomerate Brazil (Bahia)   (5)
Rhodochrosite     “A carbonate of manganese, delicate pink color.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rhodonite     “A silicate of manganese, red or pink, and sometimes streaked or spotted.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rhodona     “Same as Breccia Rhondona.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rhoscolyn     “See Anglesey Serpentine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Richmond Green Granite ?    
Ricolite Marble “ Gila River Quarries, Grant County, New Mexico.” USA “Rich green in ribbons of light and dark.” “Ricolite or American Ricolite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ribblesdale Stone (Limestone) England Light gray known as Ribblesdale White & a bluish-gray known as Ribblesdale Blue Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 (“A compact crystalline limestone widely used for structural work.”)
Richmond Granite Virginia, USA Light gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (biotite granite used for building & monumental work)
Rideau Dark Red Granite & Rideau Light Red Canada   (5)
Rigoroso Stone Alessandria (Araquata Scrivia) Piedmont Region, Italy   (12)
Ripley Limestone Mississippi, USA Blue Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A fossiliferous limestone blue in tone, used locally.”)
Riverside Proctor Proctor, USA Some blocks nearly white, usually with a tint of blue, darkened by gray, some black blotches. Quarried in Western Vermont prior to 1932. (10)
Riverside Marble Proctor, Vermont, USA A coarse calcite marble of translucent, slightly bluish white color, with dark-gray spots and bands at irregular intervals  
Riverside Sandstone Indiana, USA Light blue-gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 9, September, 1923 ) (“...evenly stratified, fine grained and well adapted for carving and ornamentation. Not operating.”)
Roanoke Limestone Virginia, USA Blue Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A blue limestone, used locally.”)
Robson Rose Granite Canada   (5)
Roccapietra Granite Vercelli (Varallo Sesia) Piedmont Region, Italy   (12)
Rochebelle Limestone France   (5)
Rocheret Jaune Limestone France   (5)
Rochester Granite Rochester, New Hampshire (Langmaid Quarry), USA Very light gray Biotite granite (for curbing and trimming)
Rock of Ages Granite Vermont, USA Blue-gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (for memorials)
"Rockcastle Freestone" Sandstone   Bluish drab, fine grained, and even textured  
Rockingstone Sandstone Rockingstone Quarry, Bolster Moor, Crosland Hill, Huddersfield,West Yorkshire, UK "Pale yellow buff in colour with red/brown veining" (2)
Rockland Granite Maine, USA    
Rocklin Granite Rocklin, Placer County, California, USA Light colored Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (similar to Raymond Granite)
"Rockmart Slate" Near Rockmart, in Polk County, Georgia, USA Very dark bluish-gray slate  
Rockport Gray Granite Massachusetts, USA Light gray and dark gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (for building & monumental work)
Rockport Sea-Green Granite Massachusetts, USA Dark olive green granite spotted with black Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (for building & monumental work)
Rockport Seam-Face Granite Massachusetts, USA Dark yellow-brown, bright rust-brown, light yellow-brown Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (for monumental and building work)
Rocky Mountain Quartzite (Idaho Quartzite) In the City of Rocks area of Idaho, USA. Gold to brown shades or silvery gray colors.

AKA "Oakley Stone" from “Mining Minerals” Digital Atlas of Idaho http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/ geog/mining/mineral2.htm

Rockville Beige Rockville, Minnesota, USA Beige gray Quarried by Cold Spring Granite Co. (1)
Rockville White Granite Rockville, Minnesota, USA Light to medium gray; White Quarried by Cold Spring Granite Co. (1)
Rogers City Limestone Thunder Bay, Michigan, USA   World's largest limestone quarry
Roguano     “Same as Alberese di Riguano.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rignano     “See Ruin Marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ringborg Green “Quarry at Marmorbruket, Norrkoping, Sweden.” “Light sage green with irregular white veins slightly mottled.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ringborg Green (N.Y.) “Quarry at Marmorbruket, Norrkoping, Sweden.” “Light sage green, numerous veins of white.” “Ringborg Green (N.Y.) or Light Swedish Green or Kolmard Marble. Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rinscent Quarries     “See Joinville.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
River Mines of Ura River     “River Mines of Ura River - See Burmese Amber and Burmese Blue Jade.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Riverside Marble “Riverside Quarry, near Proctor, Vermont.” USA “Bluish-white with dark gray spots and bands at irregular intervals.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Roche de Ratz “Quarried in the Commune of Coublevie, Isere, France.” “Dark pink, fossil shells are similar to those in Eschaillon Jaune, except that they are not quite so large.” “Takes a good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rochefort Commune Marbles     See Bleu St. Remy, Griotte St. Remy, and Royal St. Remy. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rochette Marble “Quarried near Rochette, Pas-de-Calais, France.” “Black with gray veins. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rock Wood Glen Serpentine “Quarried at Rock Wood Glen, Sligo, Ireland.” “Deep leek green. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rockhampton     “See Queensland.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rockley “Quarried in Rockley, New South Wales, Australia.” “Deep black, studded with numerous large hollow encrinite stems. (Watson.) (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rojo Alicante Marble Quarried in Alicante, Spain Moderate reddish brown limestone with white veining  
Rojo Altamira Granite Venezuela   (5)
Rojo Apurtxi Marble San Sebastián, Spain   (5)
Rojomar Granite Argentina Red and black (5)
Roman     “See Dark Roman and Light Istrian Marble. According to Watson, this name for an Istrian marble is doubtless due to the popularity of the marble during the time of Imperial Rome.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Roman Dark Travertine (Travertino Romano Scuro) Laium, Italy   Interior and exterior (12)
Roman Light Travertine (Travertino Romano Chiaro) Laium, Italy   Interior and exterior (12)
Roman Sandstone Bulgaria   (5)
Roman Stone Trieste, Italy   Interior and exterior (11)
Roman Travertine Tivoli, Italy    
Romano Travertine Italy ?   “One of the five quarries producing Roman Travertine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Roman Travertino     “See Travertino, Italian.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Roman Travertino “Five quarries located at Tivoli, twenty miles east of Rome (namely: Barca, Ciacci, Romano, Rossi and Sgaluppa), produce this material.” “Light creamish-yellow color with irregular shaped voids varying from pin-heads to egg size.” “Five quarries located at Tivoli, twenty miles east of Rome (namely: Barca, Ciacci, Romano, Rossi and Sgaluppa), produce this material, which must not be confused with Italian Limestone from Cava Arena and Cava Romano...It is not generally known that this material is essentially the same chemical composition as Onyx (Onyx Marble).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Romblon Marble “Quarried on Romblon, one of the small islands of the Philippine group.” “Light gray, slightly banded. (Watson.)” “Romblon or Romblon Island Marble...Takes fairly good polish.” “Five quarries located at Tivoli, twenty miles east of Rome (namely: Barca, Ciacci, Romano, Rossi and Sgaluppa), produce this material” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Roosevelt Buff Marble Quarry located at Marlo, Missouri, USA   (from Through The Ages Magazine, July 1923, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 50 in Tompkins-Kiel Marble Co. ad)
Roquebrune (Breche) “Quarried near Roquebrune, Herault, France.” “Red, yellow and violet. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Roque-Partide Marble “Named after its quarry in Gard, France.” “Yellowish-white, slightly clouded with gray. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Abou Simple Granite Egypt   (5)
Rosa Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro Rosa.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Bahia Sandstone Brazil (Bahia)   (5)
Rosa Brasile Slate Brazil (Bahia)   (5)
Rosa Carnagione Marble “Quarried at Kleber, Algiers, Africa.” “Flesh tinted and variegated.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Carnagione Marble On the summit at the extreme east of Montagne Grise near the village of Kleber in a district about 20 miles northeast of Oran, in the western part of Algeria, Africa A beautiful flesh colored tint (“Algerian Marbles,” The Manufacturer and Builder, November 1887)
Rosa Carnicino Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro A Rosa Carnicino.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Chiara Slate Brazil (Brasil)   (5)
Rosa Cinabrino Fasciato Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro A Rosa Cinabrino Fasciato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Confuso Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro A Rosa Confuso.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Corallo Slate Brazil (Bahia)   (5)
Rosa Del Garda Marble Verona, Italy   Interior and exterior marble (11)
Rosa do Monte A Marble Portugal Orangish-pink marble (5)
Rosa Fiorito Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro A Rosa Fiorito.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Giallo Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro A Rosa Giallo.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Guaratinga Granite Brazil (Bahia)   (5)
Rosa Iris Granite Brazil   (5)
Rosa Kali Granite Egypt   (5)
Rosa Listato Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro A Rosa Listato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Lucira Angola Green (5)
Rosa Montaines Marble Mexico   (5)
Rosa Nuvolato Dorato Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro A Rosa Nuvolato Dorato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Patamute Marble Brazil (Brasil)   (5)
Rosa Raisa Granite Brazil   (5)
Rosa Ranchiato Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro A Rosa Ranciato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Salmón Granite Argentina Light brown (5)
Rosa-Salmon Dark Marble & Rosa-Salmon Light Marble Mexico   (5)
Rosa Sfrangiato Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro A Rosa Sfrangiato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Shayed Granite Egypt   (5)
Rosa Sinai Granite Egypt   (5)
Rosa Slate Brazil (Brasil)   (5)
Rosa Tigrado Brazil   (5)
Rosa Tupim Granite Brazil (Bahia)   (5)
Rosa Tupin Granite Egypt   (5)
Rosa Urbano Marble “Adnet Quarry, at Salzburg, Hungary.” “Buff background with sots and veins of red. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Venato Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro A Rosa Venato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosa Vittoria Granite Egypt   (5)
Rosakali Granite Egypt   (5)
Rosamar Baveno Granite Argentina   (5)
Rosaro Marble “Eastman’s Quarries at West Rutland, Vermont.” USA “Light yellow suffused by Salmon tone; close inspection reveals soft, indistinct and often exquisitely tinted veins of darker yellow or light olive.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosaro Marble “West Rutland, Vermont.”  USA “‘Light yellow with more or less of a salmon tone.’ with ‘light brown and olive veins.  These veins are often quite shadowy in their indistinctness.’ - Vermont State Geologist Report.”  “Westland Cream or Rosaro.”  (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosaro Veined Marble     “Rosaro Veined or Veined Rosaro. Is similar to Soaro except that the veins are more conspicuous, though never very prominent. Both of the above marbles are furnished in two grades: Nos. 1 and 2. (Extract from Vermont State Geological Survey.) (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosato Marble ? Rose  
Rose Campan or Campan Rose 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., 1907; 1994 the MIA)
Rose Coral Pink Marble Mexico   (5)
Rose Fantasia Marble Hastings County, Ontario, Canada “A very striking and highly colored marble, showing large and small patches of bright red, salmon and other colored calcite, embedded in a matrix of micaceous material. Green bands are frequent and often appear as rings around the highly colored centers.” Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924
Rose Royale Marble Canada “A white marble through which run broad clouded gray and pink veins.” Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924
Rose Travertine Montana, USA    
Rosbrien Quarries     “See Irish Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Antique Marble “An ancient marble from an unknown quarry.” “Light red variegated with small rose-red spots and smaller spots of deep black with middle sized pots of white. (Blagrove.)” “Do not confuse with Rosso Antico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Bavarian     “See Bavarian Rose.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Breche (Canadian) Canada   “See Breche Rose (Canadian).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Brecia     “See Numidian Pink.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Brocatello de Centro     “A selected variety of Verona Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Clair “Quarried near Klever, Oran, Algeria, Africa.”   (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose de La Peliviere Marble “Peliviere Quarries, Bouere, Mayenne, France.” “Red with gray patches and slender rose colored and white veins. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose de Numidie     “Rose de Numidie or Rose Numidian - See Numidian Pink.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Des Alpes “Quarried in the Commune of Coublevie, Isere, France.” “The Dark or Helene variety is pink with numerous fossils and a few red veins. The Light or Susanne variety is light yellow with thin red veins.” “Takes a good polish. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose d’Orient Marble “Catacolon Quarries, Island of Marmora, Sea of Marmora.” “The following list and description is from Watson: Example A: Pure white with faint rose colored markings. Example B: Almost identical with Example A, except that the white is not so sure, and the faint reose-colored veins are somewhat clouded. Example C: The matrix of this example is of the same color as Example B, with a profusion of orange-colored veins. Example D: Brecciated, light rose, with white fragments.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose d’Orient Marble “Quarries near Palatia, Island of Marmora.” “Coarse grained, dull white. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose de Pyrenees Marble “Castelnau Quarries, Aubert, Ariege, France.” “Mottled with brown, pink and white, with light veins. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose du Var     “Same as Jaspe du Var.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Eujugeraie     “Same as Sarancolin de l’Quest.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Liseron Marble “Liseron Quarries, Cote d’Or, France.” “Light pink with very small distinct dark veins so slender as to be mistaken for cracks.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Numidian     “See Numidian Pink.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Pink Tennessee     “Same as Knox Pink Tennessee.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Red Marble “Quarried near Plymouth, Devonshire, England.” “Rich red.” “Available in small blocks only. (Renwick.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Royale “Quarried at South Stukely, Shefford County, Quebec, Canada.” “White with broad clouded gray and pink veins.” “Rose Royale or South Stukely Rose.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose St. George Marble “Nuit St. George Quarries, Cote d’Or, France.” “Light yellow, with floral rose pink markings. (Watson.)” “Takes a good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Venus Marble “Quarried near the Village of Borga, Portugal.” “Flesh tinted with greenish white spots and yellow veins. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Vert Marble “Quarried near Brioude, Upper Loire, France.” “Pink, green, yellow, and a little violet (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rose Vif Marble “Quarried near St. Girons, Ariege, France.” “Reddish brown with numerous pink and white patches crowded closely together.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Roseal Marble “Quarried near Knoxville, Tennessee.” USA “Very finely mottled pink background with irregular running crow feet. Markings sometimes completely enclose small fields of darker shades and occasional spots of bluish-white.” “Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Roseline Granite Brazil (Bahia)   (5)
Roselise Granite Brazil (Bahia)   (5)
Roseo Antico     “See Rosso Antico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosetta Black Granite Mellen, Wisconsin, USA    
Rosewood Marble “Ashford Dale Quarries, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England.” USA “Brown colored slightly variegated.” “Limited supply. Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ross of Mull Granite Scotland Warm red Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 12, Dec., 1924 (“Used for heavy masonry, bridges, etc.”)
Ross Republic Pink Marble “Ross Republic Quarries near Knoxville, Tennessee.” USA “Chocolate color with small white markings.” “ Ross Republic Pink - See Tennessee Pink.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rossastro     “Same as Giallo Antico Rossastro.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rossastro Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro Rossastro.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rossastro Lumachellato     “Same as Gigio Antico Rossastro Lumachellato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rossastro Veined     “Same as Alabastro Rossastro Venato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ross Gray Marble “Quarried near Knoxville, Tennessee.” USA “Gray with slight pinkish cast with few veins or crowfeet.” “Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ross Pink Quarry “Quarried at Ross Quarry, near Knoxville, Tennessee.” “Light pink with few veins and crowfeet.” “Takes high polish.”(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rossiccio Alabatro     “Same as Alabastro Rossiccio.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rossi Travertino     “See Roman Travetino.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso     “According to Brindley, Egyptian Onyx was known to the Romans as Rosso.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Annullato Marble “An ancient marble from unknown quarry.” “Variegated red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Antico “Quarried at Mani, near the Promontory of Taenarium in Laconia (now Cape Matapan) and also at Cynopolis Damaristica, Green...The modern quarries are at Cynopolis and Lageia, and is brownish red with black, white and gray veins.” “The ancient stone is deep red with gray veins.” “Quarried at Mani, near the Promontory of Taenarium in Laconia (now Cape Matapan) and also at Cynopolis Damaristica, Greece. This quarry was abandoned and lost for many centuries but rediscovered and put in operation. This marble was sometimes called Egyptian Rosso Antico and Rouge antique by the ancient Romans. Blagrove in ‘Marble Decorations,’ page 105, says that Red Egyptian Porphyry and Rosso Antico Grecian are identical. On this point he is evidently wrong...Red Porphyry is referred to as Rosso Antico By Delesse.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Antico D’Italia Marble Genoa, Italy   Interior (11)
Rosso Antico Marble Greece Deep red  
Rosso Appennina     “Same as Breccia di Simone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Brecciato Marble “An ancient marble quarried in Lydia, Asia Minor.” “Writing of the Lydian Marbles, Paulis Silentiarus says: ‘And there are those that are rolled down the Lydian Mountain Gorge, glowing with pale white and red.’ Miss M. W. Porter’s description is: ‘Dark rich red brecciated with white and veined almost imperceptibly with black.’ Pullen’s list and description of different varieties is as follows: Rosso Brecciato Bruno: Brownish red with white pebbles. Rosso Brecciato Confuso: Mixed purple and violet, and white. Rosso Brecciato Minuto: White spots, small and rosy. Rosso Brecciato Lumachellato: Fragments of shells. Rosso Brecciato Schietto: Bright red with cloudy white spots. Rosso Brecciato Scuro : Dark clotted purple with tiny round pebbles of white and rose and spots of white.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Carpazi Marble Albania Red (5)
Rosso Collemandina Marble Lucca, Italy   Interior (11)
Rosso Cipollino     “Same as Cipollino Rosso.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso di Levanto and Rosso Verde or Levanto Marble “Quarried at Levanto, Italy.” “Purple to red with dark green veins.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Disasprato     “Same as Cipollino Rosso Diasprato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso di Francia     “Italian name for Lanquedoc.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso di Levante Marble “Quarried near Levanto, Liguria, Italy.” “Purplish or brownish red variegated with dull green and white markings.” “Rosso di Levante or Levante...Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso di Mori Marble “Mori Quarries, Tyrol.” “Light rose, with a few orange veins and slender thread-like markings. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso E. Giallo Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro Rosso E. Giallo.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso E. Giallo Listato Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro Rosso E. Giallo Listato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Excelsior Granite Brazil   (5)
Rosso Fasciati Cipollino     “Same as Cipollino Rosso Fasciato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Fiorito di Arno Marble “Quarried near the banks of the Arno, Italy.” “Deep red veined in several shades and sprinkled with small black specks. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Fortezzino Alabastro     “Same as alabastro Rosso Fortezzino.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Girona Marble Spain Light rust  
Rosso Levanto Marble Italy Eggplant color  
Rosso Lumachellato Marble   “This is supposed to be a variety of the ancient Rosso antico, described by Miss M. W. Porter as bright red with evenly distributed flower-shaped spots of white.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Macchiato Cipollino     “Same as Cipollino Rosso Macchiato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Magnaboschi Fiorito Marble Italy ?    
Rosso Marble Malaysia   (5)
Rosa Montaines Marble Mexico   (5)
Rosso-Nefertiti Granite Egypt   (5)
Rosso Nuvolato Alabastro     “Same as Alabastro Rosso Nuvolato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Perla Granite India   (5)
Rosso Perla Marble     (8) (Antique marble)
Rosso Porfidino Marble     “Probably the same as Red Porphyry Egyptian, although sometimes referred to as a variety of Ancient Rosso Antico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Rubino Marble Lucca, Italy   Interior (11)
Rosso Striato Marble   “Dark red with veins of black and a zone of livid white.” “Miss M. W. Porter classes this as a variety of the Ancient Rosso Antico and describes it as ‘Dark red with veins of black and a zone of livid white.’” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Venezuelano Granite Venezuela   (5)
Rosso Verde and Rosso di Levanto or Levanto Marble “Quarried at Levanto, Italy.” “Purple to red with dark green veins.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Verona Chiaro “Quarried at Caprino, Italy.” “Red background with breccia markings.” “Rosso Verona Chiaro or Red Verona...Takes a high polish. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rosso Verona Marble (Red Verona) (Limestone) Verona, Italy Orange-colored, rust color, deep rust color  
Rot Granite Angola   (5)
Rot Lienbacher Marble “Adnet Quarry, Salzburg, Hungary.” “Pink with spots of deep red banded with black.” “Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rot Motzau “Adnet Quarry, Salzburg, Hungary.” “Brecciated with white and red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rot Scheck Marble “Adnet Quarry, Salzburg, Hungary.” “Reddish brown background mottled with white.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rot Tropf Marble “Adnet Quarry, Salzburg, Hungary.” “Dull white with red patches.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rotgrau Marble “Adnet Quarry, Salzburg, Hungary.” “Mottled red and dark green with fine brown markings.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Roter Meissner Granite Germany   (5)
Roter Wasersandstein Sandstone Germany   (5)
Rottenberg Limestone Germany Dark gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925
Rouge Acajou “Quarried at Cierp, Haute Gironde.” “Medium red mottled with lighter shade.” “Rouge Acajou or Red Mahogany...Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Agate (Onyx) “Ain Smara Quarries near Constantine, Algeria, Africa.” “Rich crimson mottled and veined with white, pink, amber and purple, resembling polished Agate.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Antique Marble “Quarried at Cierp, Upper Garonne or Gironde, France.” “Blood red with thin white veins and small white spots.” “Also the French name for Rosso Antico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Antique Marble “Quarried at Villerembert, in the same locality as the last mentioned marble and is the same in color but somewhat finer in texture.”   (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Antique France   (5)
Rouge Campan     “See Campan Rouge.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Campan Marble or Campan Rouge “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., 1907; 1994 the MIA)
Rouge Clair Marble “Novelda Quarries, Alicante, Spain.” “Mottled reddish brown, with white and transparent veins. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rousset Brown Marble “Quarried near Rousset, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.” “Variegated gray, brown and white. (Blagrove.)” Rousset Brown or Grand Brun. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Route d’Alais Marble “Quarried at Alais, Gard, France.” “Reddish white. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge d’Egypt     “Same as Egyptian Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge de Flandre Marble “Quarried near Philippeville, Namur, Belgium.” “Rich reddish-brown with numerous white veins and a few fossils.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge de Fontaine Marble “Quarried at Grandieux, Nord, France.” “Red, brown, gray and black mottling. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge de Givet Marble “Quarried near Givet in Ardennes, France.” “Deep red with white clouds and spots containing fossils. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge De Rance Marble “Quarried at Rance, Hainaut, Belgium.” “Reddish-brown with large white markings (Renwick.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Des Alpes     “Same as Alps Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Etrusque     “Same as Numidian Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Fleuri Marble “Vodelee Quarries, near Dinant, Namur, Belgium.” “Light red with light white veins.” “Take good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Francais “Quarried at Liessies, Nord, France.” “Varied red with white veins and spots of red and black. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Gray Marble “Andres Quarry, Kizer, Blount County, Tennessee.” “Light pink slightly mottled with deeper shades and crowfeet of average widths.” “Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Griotte Marble “Vodelee Quarries, near Dinant, Namur, Belgium.” “Brillinat red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Griotte Marble     (8) (Antique marble)
Rouge Imperial Marble “Vodelee Quarries, near Dinant, Namur, Belgium.” “Deep red with white patches.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Incarnat Marble France   (5)
Rouge Jaspe     “Same as Jaspe du Var.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Jaspe Antique Marble “Quarried near Vitrolles, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.” “Bright red with broad wavy orange bands which turn lighter towards the center.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Jaspe Oriental     “Same as Jaspe du Var.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Languedoc (Turquin) Marble     (8) (Antique marble)
Rouge Royal Marble (Belgium) “Vodelee Quarries near Dinant, Belgium.” “Variegated light red with few white veins and markings.” “Takes good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Royal Vif Marble “Vodelee Quarries, Namur, Belgium.” “Similar to Rouge Royal, except the white veins are more clearly defined.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge St. Isidro Marble “Azcotia Quarries, Guipuzcoa, Spain.” “Reddish-white variegated.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge St. Remy     “Same as Royal St. Remy.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rouge Verona     “Same as Red Verona.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rousselet Marbles “Quarried in Vienne, France.” “Le Rousselet or Rousselet is yellowish tinged with gray and veined with white.” Rousselet or Rousselet. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rousset Brown “Quarried near Rousset, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.” “Variegated gray, brown and white. (Blagrove.)” Rousset Brown or Grand Brun. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rousset Pink Marble “Quarried near Rousset, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.” “Variegated blue, gray and pink.” Rousset Pink or Rose. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rousset Rose Marble “Quarried near Rousset, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.” “Variegated blue, gray and pink. (Blagrove.)” Rousset Rose or Pink (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rowan County Freestone Kentucky, USA    
Rowsley     “See Duke’s Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Roxbury Vermont     “See Vermont Verde Antique.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Royal Antique Marble “Quarried at Pittsford, Vermont.” USA “Bluish-white and pure white with wavy veins or clouds of many tones from light green, almost white, to a live and dark green.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Royal Antique Marble Florence, Vermont, USA   Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10)
Royal Aphrodite Marble Southeastern Alaska, USA There are three varieties of Aprhodite Marble:  “Royal Aphrodite” has a lavender cast; “Golden Aphrodite” is riddled with gold and yellow; and “Red Stripe” Aphrodite has red banding.

Quarried by Stone Arts of Alaska.  Aphrodite Marble contains fossils.
Royal Beige Marble Greece   (5)
Royal Blue Limestone Bedford, Indiana    
Royal Green     “See Pennsylvania marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Royal Imagesdian Red Granite Canada   (5)

Royal Irish Green

    “One of the Connemara Greens.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Royal Jersey Green Marble Quarry located at Phillipsburg, New Jersey   (from Through The Ages Magazine, July 1923, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 50 in Tompkins-Kiel Marble Co. ad)
Royal Mahogany Granite Sweden   Interior and exterior (12)
Royal Oak Quarries     “See Irish Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Royal Pearl Marble (Perlato Royal) Latium, Italy   Interior and exterior (12)
Royal Pink Granite Norway   Interior and exterior (12)
Royal Red Granite Brazil   Interior and exterior (12)
Royal Red Marble “Quarried at Swanton, Vermont.” USA “Dark reddish-brown, with irregular slightly lighter clouds and some whitish streaks.” “Royal Red or Pompeian Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Royal Red Marble (Rouge Royal) Belgium   Interior (12)
Royal Rouge Marble “Island Home Pike Quarries, near Knoxville, Tennessee.” USA “Reddish-brown, with dark brown veins and slender markings. (Watson.)” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Royal St. Remy Marble “ St. Remy Quarries, Rochefort, Namur, Belgium.” “Rich reddish-brown, with clouded gray and white veins.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Royal Veined White Marble “Quarried near Stukely, Shefford County, Quebec Province, Canada.” “White irregularly banded and clouded with light greenish-gray veins.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Royal Veined White Marble Canada “A marble with a white groundmass, irregularly banded and clouded with light greenish gray veins.” Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924
Royal Red Marble Swanton, Vermont, USA Dark reddish brown. The shades of red vary. Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. Formerly called “Pompeian Red.” (10)
Royal Yellow Granite Brazil, USA   (5) Interior and exterior (12)
Royal Yellow Marble (Giallo Reale) Veneto, Italy   Interior (12)
Royalty Blue Granite Elberton, Georgia, USA Blue Quarried by Rock of Ages Corp. (1)
Royston White Granite Royston, Georgia, USA White Quarried by New England Stone Industries, Inc. (1)
Rozonago Red     “See Famosa Red.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ruban Bleu Marble “Quarried near Ardinghen, Pas-de-Calais, France.” “Grayish-white with bluish-white ribbons or bands.” (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rubanne     “Same as Swiss Cipollino.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rubin Red Granite India   (5)
Rubio Marble “Quarried at West Rutland, Vermont.” USA “Delicate pinkish tint with thin placated greenish veins.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rubio Marble Champlain area of Vermont, USA Light salmon pink with veins of light green. Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10)
Rubislaw Granite Scotland Bluish-gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 12, Dec., 1924 (“A fine-grained, bluish gray stone from one of the oldest granite quarries in Scotland. Used for buildings and monuments.”)
Rubreville     “See Lumachelle des Argonne. ” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ruby Red Granite India   (5)
Ruby Red Marble Tuscany, Italy   Interior (12)
Ruhpolding Marbles “Quarried near Ruhpolding on the River Traun, Upper Bavaria, Germany.” “Ruhpolding Dark Red - Dark red or dark brown with occasional light reddish-brown patches. Ruhpolding Fiery Red - Bright red with slightly mottled appearance. Tuhpolding Light Red - Light brownish red with numerous white veins and a few light brown markings. Ruhpolding Red and Green - Light grayish-red with green veins. Ruhpolding Rose - Fawn colored with distinct crimson shade, a few white veins and some black irregular thread-like markings.” “They are known by the following names, which are taken from British and Foreign Marbles and Other Ornamental Stones, by John Watson: Ruhpolding Dark Red...Ruhpolding Fiery Red...Ruhpolding Light Red...Ruhpolding Red and Green...Ruhpolding Rose....” from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ruin Marble (Breccia)     “See Alberese di Mugnione, Alberese di Riguano, Alberese di Vichio.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Russ Marbles “Quarried in Vosges, France.” “Russ Brun is brown and Russ Vert exhibits mingled shades of brown and green. (From George H. Blagrove’s Marble Decorations, page 106.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Russian Malachite “Medno-Rudiansk Mines, Nizhne Tagilsk, Perm, Russia.” “Banded with various shades of green.” “Notwithstanding that according to R. Mirchison, Geology of Russia, Vol. 1, page 374, a cross-section of this deposit is not more than eighteen by nine feet, extending to a great but unknown depth. Large masses have been excavated and sent to all parts of the world. It is used principally for table tops, vases, and personal ornaments.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Russian Marbles     “See Esthonia, Gray Ural, Podolsk, Reval, St. Koloma, Tula, White Ural. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Russian Urals, Malachite     “See Russian Malachite, which is found in the Ural Mountains.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rustic Rose Granite Canada Orange tint with black flecks and is somewhat variegated in that some of the orange flecks are longer than others. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rustic Slate (S 1120) Marble China   (5)
Rusty Yellow Granite China   (5)
Ruszikaer Marble “Quarried near Ruszika, Hungary.” Dull white, with occasional faint gray veinings.” “Takes a good polish. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rutland Building Marble “Vermont Marble Company’s Quarry, West Rutland, Vermont.” USA “White and generally without much veining.” “There are several subvarieties of this marble, all of which are white and generally without much veining.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rutland Building Marble West Rutland, Vermont, USA White marble, with some indistinct veins. Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932.
Rutland Cippolino Marble Vermon, USA   Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (monumental marble) (10)
Rutland Italian Marble “Quarried at Rutland, Vermont.” USA “Faintly bluish-white with faint irregular grayish and yellow-brownish mottlings.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rutland Italian Marble Vermont, USA   Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (monumental marble) (10)
Rutland Marble Rutland County, Vermont, USA Snowy white or light-blue-gray  
Rutland Second Statuary     “See Second Statuary Rutland.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rutland Statuary Marble Vermont, USA   Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (monumental marble) (10)
Rutland Sylvert Marble Vermont, USA   Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (monumental marble) (10)
Rutland Top White “Quarried at Rutland, Vermont.” USA “Creamish-white.” “Rutland Top White or Top White...does not polish well. Takes a low polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Rutland White Marble Vermont, USA   Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (monumental marble) (10)
Rutland White A, Rutland White B, and Rutland White C Rutland County, Vermont, USA   Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (monumental marble) (10)
Ruvara Marble “Monkton Quarry, near Monkton, Addison County, Vermont.” USA “Rather light red in which is included very numerous small and flesh-colored areas.” “Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)
Ruvaro Marble Monkton Township, Vermont, USA Snowy white or light-blue-gray Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (monumental marble) (10)
Ryegate Granite Vermont, USA Light to medium gray Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924
Rylstone “Quarried near Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia.” “Gray, with white wavy veins. (Watson.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Through The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)

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