Different types of marble

Marble is known as a metamorphic rock that is formed from the recrystallization of carbonate materials beneath the earth’s surface. Most commonly, marble is formed from limestone and other base minerals that are naturally found in the earth’s crust. Here is a list of different types of marble.

1. Different Types of Marble

Marble is known as a metamorphic rock that is formed from the recrystallization of carbonate
materials beneath the earth’s surface. Most commonly, marble is formed from limestone and other
base minerals that are naturally found in the earth’s crust. Here is a list of different types of marble.

Makrana marble

Makrana marble is a type of white marble,
popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It
is mined in the town of Makrana in Rajasthan,
India, and was used in the construction of several
iconic monuments such as the Taj Mahal in Agra
and the Victoria Memorial in Kolkata. The
Makrana Marble is listed as a Global Heritage
Stone Resource by International Union of
Geological Sciences.

Carrara Marble

Carrara marble, Luna marble to the Romans, is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use
in sculpture and building decor. It has been quarried since Roman times in the mountains just
outside the city of Carrara in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana.

Yule Marble

Yule Marble is a marble of metamorphosed Leadville Limestone found only in the Yule Creek Valley,
in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado, 2.8 miles (4.5 km) southeast of the town of Marble,
Colorado.[1] First discovered in 1873, it is quarried underground at an elevation of 9,300 feet (2,800
m) above sea level—in contrast to most marble, which is quarried from an open pit and at much
lower elevations.

Vermont Marble

The Vermont Marble Company was founded in 1880 by businessman and politician Redfield Proctor,
who served as the company's first president. Marble was quarried from several locations in the town
of Proctor, then called Sutherland Falls, and the surrounding communities of Rutland, West Rutland
and Danby

Parian marble

Parian marble is a fine-grained semi-translucent pure-white and entirely flawless marble quarried
during the classical era on the Greek island of Paros in the Aegean Sea. It was highly prized by
ancient Greeks for making sculptures. Some of the greatest masterpieces of ancient Greek sculpture
were carved from Parian marble.