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COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	STONE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
MAKRANA MARBLE India, Rajasthan marble	white, gray, (brown)	marble, fine- to medium-grained	Proterozoic	(0.05%)	MAKRANA WHITE, MAKARANA MARBLE, TAJ MAHAL MARBLE, varieties: MAKRANA ALBETA, M. DOONGARI (DOONGRI), M. KUMARI, M. BROWN, M. PINK	MAKRANA ALBETA: partially PELE DE TIGRE (Portugal), STATUARIO VENATO (Italy), M. DOONGARI and M. KUMARI: partially PEARL GRaY and SOLAR GRaY (USA), M. BROWN: partially PALISSANDRO (Italy), VOLAKAS (Greece)	MAKRANA = town
MARRON EMPERADOR Spain, Valencia and Murcia marble	brown (grayish), beige (whitish)	brecciated dolomite	probably Jurassic	0.35-0.45% (0.25-0.7%)	EMPERADOR MARBLE, EMPERADOR BROWN, EMPERADOR; varieties: EMPERADOR DARK (E. SCURO, E. OSCURO, not quite correct DARK E.), EMPERADOR LIGHT (E. CHIARO, E. CLARO, not quite correct LIGHT E.), MARRON IMPERIAL, RAMORA BROWN	partially BRECHA TAVIRA (Portugal), CHIOS BROWN (Greece), BRECHA PORTUGUESA (Portugal), BRECHE NOUVELLE (France), BRECCIA PARADISO (Italy), RASOTICA (Croatia), MYSTIQUE BROWN (China)	EMPERADOR = emperor, Caesar
MING GREEN China marble	gray – light green	marble, medium- to coarse-grained	?	(0.1-0.2%)	VERDE MING	VERDE VIANA (Portugal), VERDE PINTA (Brazil), partially ARCTIC GREEN (Norway), CAMPAN VERT (France), GREEN SHADOW (Greece)	MING GREEN = color similar to Mint green

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	STONE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
MOCA CREME Portugal, Santarém limestone	cream, beige	fossiliferous (oolitic) limestone	Jurassic	2.5-3.5%	MOCHA CREAM, MOCHA CREME, MOCCA CREME, not quite correct MOCA CREAM, MOKA CREME; varieties: MOCA CREME GRAO GROSSO, M. C. GRAO MEDIO, M. C. GRAO FINO (RELVINHA, ST. HUBERT)	MOLEANOS CREME, MIRABELLE and SEMI-RIO (Portugal), BEIGE OF MISSOLONGI and BEIGE OF IOANNINA (Greece), CREMA EUROPA (Spain), CHIAMPO (Italy), SINAI PEARL (Egypt), BEAUMANIERE (France)	MOCA = Mocca (Mocha) = ancient port in Yemen, type of coffee drink, CREME = cream
MOLEANOS Portugal, Leiria limestone	cream, beige, grayish	fossiliferous - oolitic limestone	Jurassic	0.65-0.8%	MOLIANOS, VIDRAÇO (DE) MOLEANOS; varieties: MOLIANOS CREME (MOLEANOS, M. BEIGE, GASCOGNE BEIGE, PORTO BEIGE), M. AZUL (M. BLUE, VIDRAÇO (DE) MOLEANOS AZUL, GASCOGNE BLUE)	M.CREME: partially MOCA CREME and SEMI-RIO (Portugal), BEIGE OF MISSOLONGI and BEIGE OF IOANNINA (Greece), CREMA EUROPA (Spain), CHIAMPO (Italy), BEAUMANIERE (France); M. AZUL: partially AZUL CASCAIS	MOLEANOS = site
NAXOS MARBLE Greece, Cyclades Islands marble	white, grayish	marble, coarse- grained	limestones metamor-phosed in Terciery	0.1%	NAXOS, BIANCO N., N. WHITE, CRYSTALLINA OF NAXOS, varieties: WHITE CRYSTALLINA OF N. (N. WHITE), SEMI-WHITE CRYSTALLINA OF N. (N. SEMI-WHITE)	CRYSTALLINA OF THASSOS and CRYSTALLINA OF CHALKERO-KAVALA (Greece), partially CRYSTALLINA OF MANI and SEMI-WHITE OF VERIA (Greece), MURA (Bulgaria)	NAXOS = island
NEGRO MARQUINA Spain, Basque Country marble	black with white spots and veins	micritic limestone with fossils (rudists) and veinlets	Cretaceous	0.15-0.2%	NERO MARQUINA, MARQUINA, M. BLACK, NEGRO MARKINA, not quite correct BLACK MARQUINA	BLACK OF VYTINA (Greece), partially BLACK OF LEVADIA (Greece), NOIR SAINT LAURENT (France), CHINA BLACK (China), TOROS BLACK (Turkey)	NEGRO = black, MARQUINA (MARKINA) = site

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COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	STONE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
NERO PORTORO Italy, Liguria marble	black with gold veins and spots	micritic limestone with stylolites	Triassic - Jurassic	0.7-0.85%	PORTORO, NEGRO PORTORO, PORTORO BLACK (&,AND) GOLD, not quite correct: BLACK PORTORO, PORTOR, PORT ORO, BLACK (AND, &) GOLD	partially PORTORO LEONARDO (Dominican republic), MYSTIQUE DARK (China), some NOIR SAINT LAURENT (France)	NERO = black, PORTORO = traditional name for the marble (PORTO = port, ORO = gold)
NOIR SAINT LAURENT France, Languedoc – Roussillon marble	black with white (gold) veins	micritic limestone with veinlets	Devonian	0.1-0.15%	NOIR ST. LAURENT, NERO ST. LAURENT, ST. LAURENT BLACK	partially NEGRO MARQUINA (Spain), CHINA BLACK (China), partially BLACK OF DAMASTA and BLACK OF CRESTA (Greece)	NOIR = black, SAINT LAURENT = according site
NORWEGIAN ROSE Norway, Nordland marble	rose, pink, white, gray- green	brecciated (dolomitic) marble, medium-grained	Paleozoic	0.1-0.15%	ROSA NORVEGIA, Incorrect with NORWEGIA	partially KASTORIA PINK and VOLOS PINK (Greece), ROSA LAGOA (Portugal)
PALISSANDRO Italy, Piemonte marble	white- cream, beige-brown, gray (bluish)	dolomitic marble, fine-grained	probably Mesozoic dolomites metamor-phosed in Paleogene	(0.15-0.4%)	Incorrect name with PALISANDRO, varieties: PALISSANDRO CLASSICO, P. BLUETTE, P. ONICIATO, P. BLU(E) NUVOLATO, P. CHIARO	PALISSANDRO CLASSICO, P. ONICIATO: partially CREMO DELICATO (Italy), BRECCIA ONICIATA (Italy), CHOCOLATE (Brasil), P. BLUETTE, P. BLU(E) NUVOLATO: partially VOLAKAS and ALOIDES (Greece)	PALISSANDRO = palisander (type of wood)

Most Popular Marble In The World: A - C: Afyon White Marble to Cremo Delicato Marble Most Popular Marble In The World: D - L: Daino Reale Marble to Lotus Green Marble Most Popular Marble In The World: M - R: Makrana Marble to Rosso Verona Marble Most Popular Marble In The World: S - Z: Salome Marble to Volakas Marble

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	STONE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
PENTELIKON MARBLE Greece, Attiki marble	white (grayish, yellowish)	marble, fine-grained	limestones metamor-phosed in Terciery	(0.1%)	DIONYS(S)OS MARBLE, PENTELICON MARBLE, PENTELIKON, PENTELICON, DIONYS(S)OS PENTELIKON, varieties: WHITE OF DIONISSOS-PENTELI (DIONYSSOS WHITE), SEMI-WHITE OF D.-P., Incorrect with PENTHELIKON	AFYON (Turkey), BLANCO MACAEL (Spain), WHITE OF NESTOS, WHITE OF VERIA, WHITE OF TRANOVALTOS, WHITE OF NIKISIANI, WHITE OF GRANITI-DRAMA, THASSOS, NESTOS WHITE and PAROS MARBLE (Greece), BIANCO ACQUABIANCA (Italy), AGARIA (India), MUGLA W. (Turkey)	PENTELIKON = name of mount
PERLATO ROYAL Italy, Lazio marble	beige, cream, (brown)	fossiliferous limestone with oncoids	Neogene	0.2-0.4%	PERLATO (DI) CORENO, PERLATO ROYAL CORENO, varieties: PERLATINO (ROYAL), MEZZA PERLA, NOCCIOLATO CHIARO	partially BIANCO AVORIO, DAINO REALE and BOTTICINO (Italy), KARNEZEIKA and BEIGE OF LIGOURIO (Greece)	PERLATO = pearly
PERLATO SICILIA Italy, Sicilia marble	beige- cream with brown-red spots	fossiliferous limestone with shell pieces	Cretaceous	(0.4-0.9%)	PERLATO DI SICILIA, variety: PERLATINO (DI) SICILIA	partially VESELJE UNITO, VALTURA, GROZNJAN and VINKURAN (Croatia), BANCO DE BAIXO (Portugal), SINAI PEARL (Egypt)	PERLATO = pearly, SICILIA = island
PERLATO SVEVO Italy, Puglia marble	cream, beige, (gold)	fossiliferous limestone with shells	Cretaceous	0.2-0.3%		partially LIOZ ABANCADO (Portugal), PEARLY YELLOW and SILVIA (Egypt), CREMA NUOVA (Turkey)	PERLATO = pearly, SVEVO = probably according Svevo castle
PETIT GRANIT Belgium, Hainaut marble	black with white points	fossiliferous limestone (mainly with crinoids)	Carboni-ferous	0.1-0.15%	BELGIAN FOSSIL, not quite correct names: PIERRE BLEUE, BELGISCH GRANIT, PETIT GRANITE, BELGIAN GRANITE, B. BLUESTONE, PETIT GRANIT BELGE	CHAMPLAIN BLACK (USA), partially BLACK OF VYTINA (Greece)	PETIT = small GRANIT = granite

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	STONE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
PIETRA LESSINIA Italy, Veneto limestone	rose or beige -cream	nodular to micritic limestone	Jurassic	0.45-0.5%	PIETRA DI PRUN, PIETRA DELLA LESSINIA, LESSINIA STONE, PRUN STONE; varieties: PIETRA LESSINIA ROSA, P.L. BIANCA	partially NEMBRO ROSATO, ROSA PERLINO, ROSSO VERONA, ROSSO ASIAGO	LESSINIA = Lessinia Mts., PRUN = site
PORTLAND STONE United Kingdom, Dorset limestone	cream (beige, gray)	oolitic limestone (some with shells)	Jurassic	4-7%	PORTLAND, P. LIMESTONE, varieties: P. WHITBED, P. BASEBED (P. BOWERS B.), P. ROACH, P. BLUE	P. BASEBED: partially CREMA EUROPA and CALIZA CAPRI (Spain), MOLEANOS and SEMI-RIO (Portugal), CHASSAGNE (France), INDIANA LIMESTONE (USA), TRANI CLASSICO (Italy), P. WHITBED: partially CORDOVA SHELL (USA), AURISINA (Italy), VALTURA (Croatia)	PORTLAND = name of peninsula, bill and harbour
PURBECK STONE United Kingdom, Dorset limestone	beige- cream (gold) to light gray (bluish)	fossiliferous limestone mainly with shells	Cretaceous	0.2-2.5%	PURBECK LIMESTONE, PURBECK, varieties: P. CAP, P. GRUB, P. THORNBACK, P. SPANGLE, P. FREESTONE, P. MARBLE	P. CAP, P. GRUB, P. THORNBACK: partially JERUSALEM GOLD (Israel), GIALLO PROVENZA (Italy), P. FREESTONE: PORTLAND (UK), CREMA EUROPA and CALIZA CAPRI (Spain), MOLEANOS (Portugal), CHASSAGNE (France), partially P. MARBLE: partially KERNSTEIN (Germany)	PURBECK = name of peninsula

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COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	GRANITE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
RAINFOREST GREEN India, Rajasthan serpentinite	light to dark green	hard serpentinite - signs of calcite - movement & veins vary		0.19%	AMAZONAS GRUEN, BIDASAR GREEN, BIDZAR GREEN, FANCY GREEN, FANTASY GREEN, FOREST GREEN, GREEN MULTICOLOR, SERPENTINE GREEN, VIDHASAR GREEN		resembles the look of the rainforest
ROJO ALICANTE Spain, Valencia marble	red, (beige) with white (gray) veins	nodular to fossiliferous (shells) limestone with veinlets	Jurassic	0.1-0.2%	ROSSO ALICANTE, ALICANTE RED	partially ROJO QUIPAR and ROJO CEHEGIN (Spain), ROUGE ANTIQUE and ROSSO FRANCIA and ROUGE GRIOTTE (France), ERETRIA RED (Greece), ROSSO CARPAZI (Albania), ROSSO COLLEMANDINA (Italy), AEGEAN BROWN (Turkey)	ROJO = red, ALICANTE = town
ROJO CORALITO Spain, Murcia marble	red, beige with white (gray) veins	micritic (nodular) limestone with veinlets	Jurassic	0.1-0.2%		partially PELO RED, ROSSO SANT`AGATA and R. COLLEMANDINA (Italy), AEGEAN BROWN (Turkey), ROJO CARAVACA and ROJO ALICANTE (Spain), ROSSO CARPAZI (Albania), NOISETTE FLEURY (France)	ROJO = red, CORALITO = some plants with red flowers or fruits
ROSA EGEO Greece, Thessaly marble	pink, white	marble, fine- grained	limestones metamor-phosed in Terciery	0.05-0.1%	PINK OF LAFKOS, PILLION PINK, ALEXANDRIA PINK, ALEXANDRA PINK	only by structure: AGHIA MARINA and PILLION WHITE (Greece)	ROSA = rose, EGEO = Aegean (according Aegean Sea)
ROSALIA Turkey, Bilecik marble	cream to beige (pinkish) with rose to redish veins	micritic to fossiliferous limestone with stylolites and veins	probably Jurassic	0.1-0.2%	ROSALIA LIGHT, R. DARK, R. BEIGE	ALPENINA (Portugal), FILETTO ROSSO (Italy) and TRANI FIORITO (Italy), BEIGE BRECCIA OF MYCENAE (Greece), PARS FILETO ROSSO (Iran)	ROSALIA = name according rose

Most Popular Marble In The World: A - C: Afyon White Marble to Cremo Delicato Marble Most Popular Marble In The World: D - L: Daino Reale Marble to Lotus Green Marble Most Popular Marble In The World: M - R: Makrana Marble to Rosso Verona Marble Most Popular Marble In The World: S - Z: Salome Marble to Volakas Marble

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	STONE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
ROSA PERLINO Italy,Veneto marble	pink with darker waved veins	micritic limestone with stylolites	Jurassic	0.1-0.2%	PERLINO ROSATO	PIETRA LESSINIA ROSA, partially FILETTO ROSSO DI TRANI and BIANCO PERLINO (Italy)	ROSA = rose, PERLINO = light colored horse
ROSA PORTUGAL Portugal, Evora marble	rose- whitish to rose (beige) with rose to redish and/or gray-greenish streaks	marble, medium- grained	Paleozoic	0.05-0.1%	ROSA PORTOGALLO, PORTUGAL PINK, varieties: ROSA AURORA (R. AURORA ROSA, R. A. CLARO, R. PORTOGALLO CHIARO), R. PORTOGALLO SALMONATO (R. P. SALMONE, R. SALMON), ROSA ESTREMOZ (ESTREMOZ R., R. PORTOGALLO E., R. P. VENATO), ROSA BORBA, ROSA LAGOA, ROSA EL-REI, ROSA PARDAIS	ROSA AURORA, ROSA BORBA: partially ROSA BELLISIMO and BIANCO ROSA (Turkey), ROSA ESTREMOZ, ROSA LAGOA: PINK OF PTELEOS (Greece), RUSCHITA (Romania), GEORGIA PINK MARBLE (USA)	ROSA = rose, ESTREMOZ = town
ROSA TEA Turkey, Elazig, Diyarbakir marble	rose with cream spots and redish veins	fossiliferous limestone with oncoids and stylolites	Paleogene	0.1-0.3%	TEA ROSE, varieties: HAZAR PINK, ORIENT(AL) PINK	partially ORCHIDEA SIERRA (Cuba), CHIAMPO ROSATO (Italy), SPRING ROSE (Iran), ROSA VALENCIA and ROSA ZARCI (Spain), ST. FLORIENT ROSE (Portugal)	ROSA = rose
ROSA ZARCI Spain, Murcia marble	rose -brownish, beige	fossiliferous limestone (?crinoids, shells)	Jurassic	(0.3%)	ROSA ZARZI, variety: ROJO TORO	ROSA LEVANTE (Spain), partially ROSA TEA (Turkey), TENNESSEE MARBLE (USA)	ROSA = rose, ZARCI, ZARZI = according site

COMMERCIAL NAME COUNTRY + STATE, PROVINCE	STONE COLORS	PETRO- GRAPHIC TYPE	GEO- LOGICAL AGE	WATER ABSORPTION IN WEIGHT	OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES	SIMILAR STONES	BASIS OF NAME
ROSSO FRANCIA France, Languedoc - Roussillon marble	red with white spots	micritic limestone with fossils (corals)	Devonian	(0.15-0.2%)	ROUGE LANGUEDOC, ROUGE DU LANGUEDOC, ROUGE FRANCE LANGUEDOC	partially ROUGE BELGE (Belgium), ROUGE GRIOTTE and ROUGE INCARNAT (France), ERETRIA RED (Greece), ROSSO CARPAZI (Albania)	ROSSO = red, FRANCIA = France
ROSSO LAGUNA Turkey, Mugla marble	dark red with light gray-white spots and veins	marble, fine- grained	probably Permian	(0.2%)	AEGEAN BORDEAUX	partially ROUGE BELGE (Belgium)	ROSSO = red, BORDEAUX = dark red color
ROSSO LEPANTO Turkey, Elazig marble	dark red, brown-black with white veins	serpentine marble with hematite	Mesozoic	0.6-1.0%	ELAZIG CHERRY, ELAZIG VISNE, ROSSO LEVANTO TURCO, not correct: ROSSO LEVANTO	ROSSO LEVANTO and ROSSO ANTICO D`ITALIA (Italy)	ROSSO = red, LEPANTO = old Greek town
ROSSO LEVANTO Italy, Liguria marble	dark red, brown-black with white veins	serpentine marble with hematite	Jurassic - Cretaceous	0.2-0.3%	ROSSO LEVANTO CLASSICO, not quite correct: ROSSO LEVANTE, LEVANTO RED	ROSSO LEPANTO (Turkey), ROSSO ANTICO D`ITALIA (Italy)	ROSSO = red, LEVANTO = region and site
ROSSO VERONA Italy, Veneto marble	red with light red rounded particles	nodular limestone	Jurassic	0.15-0.2%	VERONA RED, RED VERONA MARBLE, ROJO VERONA, incorrect name: ROSSO VERONA ASIAGO, variety: NEMBRO ROSATO	ROSSO ASIAGO and R. MAGNABOSCHI (Italy), partially ADNETER (Austria), ROSSO SICILIA and PORFIRICO RAMELLO ROSSO (Italy), TARDOS (Hungary), BROWN-RED OF FANARI (Greece), MONEASA (Romania), BURDUR BROWN (Turkey)	ROSSO = red, VERONA = city

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