Calacatta Murano Gold, Calacatta Classic, Arabescato, Bianco Carrara, Cremo Delicato, Paonazzo
Grade | Size | Surface | Price |
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A | 280*180*2 cm | Polished | $/ |
Calacatta Murano Gold, Calacatta Classic, Arabescato, Bianco Carrara, Cremo Delicato, Paonazzo
Stone Information
Alpi green marble is one of the most beautiful and valuable green stones. This type of marble has a compact and uniform structure and has different chromatic varieties, from the lightest to the darkest green. Everything is further embellished with white veins which create a strong contrast with the predominant dark green.
It is no coincidence that an infinite number of monuments and buildings in antiquity were entirely made of marble, and are still present in our cities, since places of worship, residences, villas, gardens, were made with this very precious material called Marble.
Despite its ancient history, marble has not lost its charm, becoming since the past one of the most appreciated and used materials for the furnishing of private and public buildings, precisely because of its characteristics and typologies.
Based on the composition, origin and color characteristics, it is possible to identify numerous types of marble, each a symbol of diversity, elegance and charm.
Types and characteristics of Marble
Màrmaros, in ancient Greek meant "shining stone" and marble is in fact a metamorphic stone capable of reflecting light in different ways, resulting clear and translucent, according to an effect defined as "wax".
This ability to react to different lighting conditions derives from the singular composition of this rock. Marble is mainly composed of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) and is formed through a metamorphic process that occurs between sedimentary rocks, limestone and dolomite, which in turn causes a complete recrystallization of the calcium carbonate and gives rise to an infinite of calcite or dolomite crystals.
The combined action of pressure and temperatures profoundly modifies the original structures of the rock, thus contributing to the formation of marble, destroying any stratification, fossil and sedimentary structure present initially, this helps in the creation of the various types and characteristics of marble
The different colors that characterize marble are instead the result of the presence of mineral impurities in the rock (clay, silt, sand, iron oxides); during the metamorphic processes these impurities in turn undergo a recrystallization process, giving all those characteristic veins of marble and colored textures in shades of red, green, yellow, gray and purple.
In ancient times, colored marble was not much appreciated as it was considered impure, or rather dirty and unusable. The only marble that was used was white, considered the only pure and perfect one. This is the main reason why many ancient monuments were built with white marble, some examples: the Pantheon in Rome and the Parthenon in Athens, are entirely made of white marble.
As already mentioned, the different types of marble derive from a complex process of metamorphosis and recrystallization of the rocks that compose it and it is possible to classify the main types of marble on the basis of their composition:
Other
Verde Alpi is a uniform marble of variable shades that alternates dark
Almost black inlays with green and lighter ocher areas
This stone is suitable for interior furnishings