Tuesday 14 June 2016

Popular Commercial Varieties of Marbles from Indian Natural Stone dealers

Marble is the most elegant natural stone material used in construction and building aesthetic sculptures. From time immemorial, Indian marble manufacturers have been supplying the natural stone to different parts of the world. Did you know that there are more than 50 different types of marbles that can be used productively in the market?

If you are planning to invest in marble tiles, would not you love to explore the world of colourful stones?

Here are top types of marble according to Indian Marble Wholesalers from around the world known for their elegance and panache.


Carrara

Also known as Tuscany Marbles, the Carrara or Carerra is quarried from the mines in the province of Massa, Italy. Almost every ancient Roman building and sculpture features the Carrara marbles. In fact, the first official marble trade office was established to handle these marbles, where Indian marble manufacturers also exhibited their fine finished tiles and slabs.

Top grades of Carrera

Carrara natural stone tiles are classified based on their whiteness. The most popular version is the Statuario, which are now rarely used due to their limited deposits. Other significantly popular varieties of Carrara marbles supplied by Indian wholesale marble dealers are:

  • Bianco Venatino
  • Stauarietto
  • Calacatta Gold
  • Calacatta Borghini
  • Arabescato Cervaiole
  • Arabescato Vagli

Today, Tuscany Carrera marbles are used extensively in European and Russian real estate segments. Its place in Wall of Fame in marble industry can be owed to the use in the following buildings.

  • The Basilica of Massa
  • The Ducal Palace of Massa
  • The Pantheon
  • King Edward VII  Memorial, Birmingham UK
  • Marble Arch, London
  • Oslo Opera House
  • Peace Monument, New York

In India, prominent buildings made of Carrera stone tiles and slabs are:

  • Prem Temple, Brindavan
  • The Akshardham Temple, New Delhi

Verde Antique

This is a French marble available with the Indian natural stone manufacturers. Also called Ancient Green and Verde Antico among the marble dealers, Verde Antique is a popular decorative stone used for facing purposes. This marble stone tiles are easy to distinguished from other varieties owing to the dark green serpentine colour, mottled with white and brown spots. Its glossy look is what makes Verde Antique so regale in its appeal. Strength and intensity of its green shade depends on the percentage of calcite, dolomite and magnesite.

Other names used by the Indian marble tiles dealers are:

  • Serpentine Marble
  • Connemara
  • Moriah stone

Misnomers like Ophite Marble and Ophicalcite are often associated with it. Verde Antique can still be seen gracing many building in Greece and Syria.


Makrana Marble

Makrana is a famous and most iconic marble variety of stones in the catalogue of Indian marble Suppliers & manufacturers. Extracted from the mines of Makrana, Rajasthan, the marble stones are considered as a highly popular sculpting and building decor.

Makrana marbles feature a distinct five dipping bands, seen due to metamorphism occurring due to 1450 million years ago.

  • Popular monuments built using Makrana marbles are:
  • The Taj Mahal, Agra
  • The Victoria Memorial, Kolkata
  • Moti Masjid, Lahore
  • Dukhnivaran Sahib Gurudwara, Ludhiana

Indian marble tiles manufacturers export the stones to Gulf countries, European Union, Canada and Russian.

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