Proconnesian Cipollino Marble

Explanation of terms the main feature of individual marble and limestone types are characteristic band and wavy occurring structures by embedded minerals mainly in shades of green.

Proconnesian cipollino marble. Our unique finds collection features non stock special offer materials available to order upon request. At the top is a frieze of cipollino rosso. Slivenec marble slivenecký mramor from barrandien slivenec and radotín cikánka horní kopanina na špičce hvížďalka quarries prague. See webpage dekorační kameny etc.

Cipollino is the name for calcareous natural stones with characteristic streaky wavy texture. Cipollino ondulato verde slabs share collection. Hi there i finally made it to a couple of stone yards beginning my search for the luce di luna white quartzite i fell for on this forum a few months ago. The chromatic contrast between the background mass and the strips of colour is less accentuated.

Reddish rose brown grey spotted with veins from old times quarried by the knights of the cross with the red star order which received the slivenec village in 1253 from wenceslaus i přemyslid the. The accessibility of the quarries via sea made prokonnesian marble one of the most widely distributed white. Production seems to have stopped in theseventh century. This marble was extensively used all over the late roman empire as semi finished and fully carved elements.

In the roman period prokonnesian marble was mainly used for architectural elements and sarcophagi. How much will it. We are your local supplier of in stock cipollino marble. It is a crystalline marble with mass of background that goes from white to very light green the dark green veins are more subtle and waved than the other cipollini.

Cipollino ondulato is a black and brown marble quarried in italy. Cipollino marble onion stone was a variety of marble used by the ancient greeks and romans whose latin term for it was marmor carystium meaning marble from karystos. I did find quartzite bianco slabs although they were grayer and a little muddier than i wanted. Cipollino ondulato marble is an exotic rare and special looking stone that is sure to make your projects stand out.

Looking for cipollino marble get a free quote from international granite and stone. Unique finds product inquiry pdf. Like all of our stones it is available in blocks slabs tiles bookmatch and more. The marble quarries on the island cover a large area over 40 km centred on the harbour at saraylar from where material was exported.

Cipollino marble ii with pictures of various white stones. Cipollino of versilia or green italian cipollino.