Marble is a metamorphic rock that usually originates as limestone or dolomite. It’s typically found among the oldest part of the Earth’s crust and among other metamorphic rocks such as gneiss and mica schist. While it’s primarily white in color, there are also marbles that come in other colors.
Marble is used in the construction of buildings. The most famous man-made structure that’s made entirely of marble is the Taj Mahal.
Arabescato Marble
Arabescato 1: an off-white and white type of marble with swirls of dark-brown and black throughout
Arabescato Arni: similar to the Arabescato 1, but the swirls are much darker in color
Arabescato Carrera: similar to the Arabescato 1, but the white and off-white parts are a little larger and look like shapes in some areas
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Arabescato Cervaiole: a softer version of the Arabescato 1
Arabescato Faniello: this version has very subtle swirls and stripes, and the off-white parts of the marble are more pronounced, showing very little, if any, white in the design
Arabescato Fantasia: more white than any other color, with subtle swirls of dark-brown and black
Arabescato Fantastico: this version is almost all off-white, almost yellow-like, and it has patches of the dark-brown color in it
Arabescato Mossa: white and off-white like the Arabescato 1, but the dark-brown and black areas are more pronounced and noticeable
Arabescato Rosso Orobico: this one is quite different from the other Arabescato versions because it is mostly light- and dark-brown, along with swirls of burgundy and black; in addition, there is very little off-white and no white in this version
Arabescato Vagli: this one is almost solid white and has swirls of black in it, giving it quite a unique look
Azul/Azzuro/Bardiglio/Beola/Nero Marbles
Azul Cielo: this marble is a beautiful shade of medium-blue and has white splotches throughout it
Azul Macaubas: this marble is light-blue and has dark-blue streaks throughout it
Azzuro Aquamarina: with a variegated light-blue and white design, this is a must-have for lovers of the color blue
Bardiglio Bluette: this marble has various shades of a brownish-grey, which is a beautiful and neutral color that many people love
Bardiglio Imperiale Chiaro: an almost solid brownish-grey color highlighted by subtle dark markings throughout
Bardiglio Imperiale Scuro: this marble is a dark greyish-brown color and has stripes and markings of a darker color
Bardiglio Nuvolato: this is a marble with various shades of plum and has off-white/white markings throughout it
Bardiglio Nuvolato Apuano: this one has streaks of various shades of grey and a little off-white, and it is quite an eye-catcher
Bardiglio Scuro: this marble is dark greyish-brown in color and has subtle white markings throughout it
Beola Bianca: a light brownish-white marble with darker markings that look like dots and some stripes
Beola Grigia: this one has a beige background and is covered in large and small splotches in dark-brown and black
Beola Verde: a two-toned marble with colors of brownish-gold and off-white
Nero Belgio: a solid black marble with no markings or other colors
Nero Marquina: a striking contrast of a dark-red/burgundy background and stripes and markings in white.
Bianco Carrara Marble
Bianco Carrara 1: a neutral-toned marble of beige and light-brown
Bianco Carrara 2: very similar to the first one, but with a few subtle differences
Bianco Carrara 3: this marble is light-beige with very few markings on it
Bianco Carrara 4: this marble is medium-brown and has markings of a darker brown color
Bianco Carrara 5: similar to the first one, but its splotches are larger and more pronounced
Bianco Carrara C: medium-beige throughout, this marble has a few subtle streaks of a darker brown
Bianco Carrara C-D 1: this marble has medium-beige and light-beige throughout and subtle markings of a medium- to dark-brown color
Bianco Carrara C-D 2: this one is similar to C-D 1, but it is a tad darker
Bianco Carrara D: a little lighter in color, this marble has off-white and beige colors throughout, with markings of medium- to dark-brown colors
Bianco Carrara Extra: this marble is a very light off-white color and has medium-brown markings throughout it
Bianco Carrara Venato: this one is a bit different than the others, because it is a striking white color and has streaks that are dark-brown or black in color
Bianco Statuario Marble
Bianco Statuario Carrara 1: a very subtle marble that is almost all white except for a few subtle markings of a medium-brown color
Bianco Statuario Carrara 2: similar to number 1, but its markings are yellow instead of brown
Bianco Statuario Extra: this marble looks similar to puffs of clouds and has an off-white color and a few medium-brown markings
Bianco Statuario Mossa: a beige marble with a few darker markings
Bianco Statuario Venato: this marble looks like cotton and is colored white with dark markings throughout
Botticino/Breccia/Calacatta Marbles
Botticino Classico: in a beautiful shade of medium-brown/beige, this marble also has markings of light-yellow and medium-brown throughout
Botticino Fiorito: similar to the Classico, but the markings are larger and more pronounced
Breccia Aurora Classica: this is a very busy marble with various shades of brown, beige, off-white, and yellow
Breccia Dorada: this marble is very dark and consists of colors of dark-brown and deep-orange
Breccia Oniciata: this one consists of off-white and medium-brownish orange colors; subtle but attractive
Breccia Pernice Rossa: another busy marble with colors of dark-brown, dark-beige, chocolate-brown, and a little bit of off-white
Calacatta: a beautiful, neutral-toned marble of off-white and markings of medium- to dark-brown
Calacatta Crestola Tedeschi 1: another neutral-toned marble of off-white with markings of medium-brown and black
Calacatta Crestola Tedeschi 2: similar to Tedeschi 1, except this one’s markings are a little darker
Calacatta Fantasia: an off-white marble with markings of a dark-brown/black color
Calacatta Grey: a greyish-white marble with light-brown, very subtle markings throughout
Calacatta Imperiale: this marble is off-white, medium-brown, and has streaks of a darker color throughout it
Calacatta Oro: a subtle marble with a whitish-beige color and medium-brown markings
Calacatta Vagli: a unique marble; this one is a medium-brown and has splotches that are quite large and circular, and lighter in color than the background
Calacatta Vagli Extra: this one is similar to the Vagli, but it is dark-brown in color
Calacatta Vagli Rosata: a unique mixture of medium-brown and off-white colors with splotches of dark-brown/black throughout it
Cremo/Duchesso/Emperator/Fior di Pesco/Fosile/Grigio Marbles
Cremo Delicato: this marble has a yellow-beige color and sporadic dark-beige streaks throughout it
Cremo Delicato Tedeschi: this one is almost solid in color and is a mixture of beige and off-white
Duchesso Grigia: a very dark marble with colors that include dark-brown and squiggles of other shades of beige and brown
Duchesso Rosata: a marble almost bright in color, it consists of colors such as burgundy and dark-brown, with hints of olive-green and off-white
Emperador Chiaro: a very busy marble, it consists of colors of various shades of brown
Emperador Scuro: a very attractive marble, it is solid black in color with streaks and blotches of beige and off-white
Fior di Pesco Carnico: this marble consists of beautiful shades of greyish-brown and off-white
Fior di Pesco Classico: this one has many different colors in it, including dark-brown, burnt-orange, olive-green, and off-white
Fossile Marrone: this one has various shades of burgundy and dark-brown, and it has many other colors as well
Fossile Nero: with odd shapes that look similar to cones, this marble has colors like dark-brown, beige, and off-white
Grigio Carnico: this marble has two colors – a deep brownish-purple and off-white streaks
Grigio Fumo: this one has various shades that include dark-brown, medium-brown, black, and off-white
Grigio Garfagnana: another busy marble, its colors include purple, off-white, white, and a dark-brown/black color
Miscellaneous Types of Marble
Afyon: a marble with streaks of orange, yellow, and off-white throughout
Amarello: a beautiful marble in a bright-orange color with subtle yellow markings
Aurisina Fiorita: a busy marble with colors that include brown, beige, off-white, and touches of black
Black Efes: a marble with a lot of different colors, including medium-brown, dark-brown, light-green, and black
Blue Tedeschi: this marble has a bluish-black background and splotches of off-white and medium-brown
Chocolat: a chocolate-brown marble with splotches of other shades of brown and dark-purple
Cipollino Apuano: this marble has subtle streaks of various shades of green and is a real eye-catcher
Cloudy Green: this one has subtle streaks of black, dark-green, and off-white
Crema Valencia: this marble is colored medium- and dark-orange, and it has streaks of a very dark-orange throughout
Cristal White: a beautiful marble in a very light beige
Dorato Velmalenco: an unusual mix of large splotches of black and off-white
Filetto Rosso: a marble with a subtle orange color and sporadic dark-orange streaks throughout it
Giallo di Siena: in various shades of bright-cold, this is a beautiful marble to enjoy
Gris Siboney: resembling an X-ray of a bone, this marble is a mixture of black and off-white, with both colors showing equal representation
Italian Rose: a beautiful dark-red marble with dark-brown stripes throughout it
Macchia Vecchia: a very busy marble with colors that include burgundy, purplish-brown, medium-brown, olive-green, and off-white
Napoleon: a marble consisting of various shades of brown and beige
Paonazzetto: a beautiful marble with a background of whitish-yellow, it has dark streaks throughout in colors such as dark-brown and black
Porfido Valcamonica: this marble looks like a beautiful starry night because it is solid black in the background and contains streaks and small markings of white
Quarzite Rosa: a marble with subtle shades of colors such as orange and dark-yellow; it is a true eye-catcher
Salome: this one has beautiful colors that include brownish-grey, burgundy, and a burnt-orange color
Moncervetto/Noisette/Palissandro/Peperino/Serizzo/Serpeggiante Marbles
Moncervetto Chiaro: looking almost like a chart in a biology class, this marble is greyish-white in color and has small splotches of black