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List of decorative stones
This is a geographical list of natural stone used for decorative purposes in construction and monumental sculpture produced in various countries.
The dimension-stone industry classifies stone based on appearance and hardness as either "granite", "marble" or "slate".
The granite of the dimension-stone industry along with truly granitic rock also includes gneiss, gabbro, anorthosite and even some sedimentary rocks.
Natural stone is used as architectural stone (construction, flooring, cladding, counter tops, curbing, etc.) and as raw block and monument stone for the funerary trade. Natural stone is also used in custom stone engraving. The engraved stone can be either decorative or functional. Natural memorial stones are used as natural burial markers.
01Asia
India
- See Stones of India
Pakistan
Pakistan has more than 300 kinds of marble and natural stone.
Iran
Iran has more than 250 kinds of marble, travertine, onyx, granite, and limestone.
02Europe
France
- Limestone
- Caen stone
- Pierre de Comblanchien, see also Côte d'Or (escarpment)
- Pierre d'Euville
- Pierre de Jaumont
- Tuffeau stone
Greece
Italy
Belgium, Norway and Poland
| Country | Type | Stone | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Limestone | Petit Granit | Soignies and Tournai |
| Norway | Anorthosite | Labrador Antique | Sirevåg, Hå |
| Norway | Anorthosite | Blue Antique | Hellvik, Eigersund |
| Norway | Larvikite | Blue Pearl | Tveidalen, Larvik |
| Norway | Larvikite | Emerald Pearl | Tjølling, Larvik |
| Norway | Larvikite | Silver Pearl | Håkestad, Larvik |
| Norway | Marble | Coloritt | Leivset, Fauske |
| Norway | Marble | Antique Fonce | Løgavlen, Fauske |
| Norway | Marble | Norwegian Rose | Løgavlen, Fauske |
| Norway | Marble | Arctic Green | Løgavlen, Fauske |
| Norway | Quartzite | Masi quartzite | Gaskabeaivárri, Náranaš, Kautokeino |
| Norway | Marble | Arctic Green | Løgavlen, Fauske |
| Poland | Sandstone | Arctic Green | Løgavlen, Fauske |
| Poland | Sandstone | Arctic Green | Løgavlen, Fauske |
| Poland | Sandstone | Arctic Green | Løgavlen, Fauske |
| Poland | Sandstone | Arctic Green | Løgavlen, Fauske |
| Poland | Sandstone | Arctic Green | Løgavlen, Fauske |
Poland
United Kingdom
03Southeast Europe
Turkey
- Elazig Cherry (serpentinite)
- Burdur Beige (limestone)
- Emperador Dark (dolomitic limestone)
- Marmara marble (marble)
- Mugla White (marble)
- Noche Travertine (freshwater limestone, travertine)
04Middle East
Israel
05North America
Canada
| Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambrian black | Quebec | Noir cambrien | Quebec | Noir taillon | Quebec | Peribonka | Quebec | Ocelot | Quebec |
| Noir taillon | Quebec | Noir cambrien | Quebec | Laurentian pink | Quebec |
| Stone | Location | Stone | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurentide green | Quebec | Prairie green | Quebec |
| Stone | Location |
|---|---|
| Imperial black | Quebec |
| Stone | Location | Stone | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler white | British Columbia | Midnight blue | Quebec |
| Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Black | Quebec | Spring Green | Quebec | Wild Pink | Quebec | Autumn Harmony | Quebec | Peribonka | Quebec |
| Laurentide Green | Quebec | Black Cambrian | Quebec | Birch White | Quebec | Gris St-Sébastien | Quebec | Pine Green | Ontario |
| Vermillon Pink | Ontario | Canadian Mahogany | Ontario | Tadoussac | Quebec | Dark steel | Quebec | Deer brown | Quebec |
| Ash brown | Quebec | Polychrome | Quebec | Green leaf | Quebec | Sonata | Quebec | Saguenay brown | Quebec |
| Shipshaw | Quebec | Saguenay red | Quebec |
| Stone | Location |
|---|---|
| Black daniel | Quebec |
| Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riviere Pentecote | Quebec | Gallix | Quebec | Nordic river | Quebec | Betchouan-violetta | Quebec | Apica | Quebec |
| Sawene | Quebec | Stanstead grey | Quebec | Brun castor | Quebec | Alpine summer | Quebec | Boston Bar | British Columbia |
| Aqua mist | British Columbia | Robson rose | British Columbia | Sumas sky | British Columbia | Valley rose | British Columbia | Whitewater classico | British Columbia |
| Whitewater | British Columbia | Atlantic pink | Newfoundland | Cascade coral | British Columbia | Betchouan | Quebec | Riviera | Quebec |
| Rose riviere | Quebec | Ash rose | Quebec | Astra | Quebec | Winneway beige | Quebec | Dark caledonia | Quebec |
| Royal Canadian red | Manitoba | Winneway rose | Quebec | Noir nordique | Quebec | Beluro | Grandes Bergeronnes | Anticostie | Quebec |
| St Lawrence green | Quebec | Franquelin red | Quebec | Gris St Sébastien | Quebec | Newton | Quebec | Caledonia original | Quebec |
| Stanstead grey | Quebec | Charcoal grey | Quebec | Arctic white | Quebec | Snow white | Coaticook | Abbey rose | Quebec |
| Acajou | Quebec | Granville | Quebec | Caledonia nara | Quebec | New new | Quebec | Newport | Quebec |
| Caledonia | Quebec |
| Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyndall | Manitoba | Eramosa | Ontario | Adair sepia | Ontario | Ledgerock | Ontario | Arriscraft | Ontario |
| Algonquin | Ontario | Hope Bay | Ontario | Mara | Ontario | Senesun | Ontario | St Marc des Carrières | Quebec |
| Stone | Location |
|---|
| Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn brown | Quebec | Polychrome | Quebec | Sagami | Quebec |
| Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location | Stone | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ducharme brun | Quebec | Ducharme bleu ciel | Quebec | Ducharme bleu foncé | Quebec | Ducharme bleu pale | Quebec | Ducharme brun garry | Quebec |
| Ducharme chamois joel | Quebec | Ducharme gris cendre | Quebec | Ducharme jaune adirondack | Quebec | Ducharme jaune marbre | Quebec | Ducharme jaune pale | Quebec |
| Stone | Location |
|---|---|
| La canadienne | Quebec |
- Steatite (Soapstone)
| Stone | Location |
|---|
| Stone | Location | Stone | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albanel | Quebec | Mistassini | Quebec |
| Stone | Location |
|---|---|
| Magpie brown | Quebec |
Mesoamerica
- Tezontle, a volcanic rock used in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican architecture.
- Archaeological sites with tezontle structures are located in present day México and northern Central America.
United States
- Brownstone, a type of Triassic sandstone
- Granite, extensively quarried in Vermont, Georgia and New Hampshire
- Black granite, a common trade name for gabbro used as architectural material
- Austin limestone, a marble-like stone widely used as a building stone for interior and exterior wall cladding and interior and exterior paving
06Oceania
New Zealand
- Oamaru stone, a creamy limestone mined in North Otago used for architecture and sculpture
- Port Chalmers bluestone (also called Timaru bluestone), a dark basalt mined in Otago and Canterbury used for architecture
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