Creole marble

Creole marble
The portal to the Bok Tower shows blue-and-white Creole marble as well as the pink Etowah marble

Creole marble, also called Georgia creole or Georgia marble is a marble from quarries in Pickens County, Georgia.[1] It is coarse-grained, displays a white or gray background while veins or clouds are black or dark blue. Based on the tone and coloring it sold as Light Creole, Medium Creole, and Dark Creole.

Creole marble has been used extensively in buildings and monuments in the United States.

Notable buildings with Creole marble

References

  1. ^ "Material Name:Creole marble". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/record.asp?key=2170&subkey=2672&MaterialName=Marble&Description=&Composition=&CAS=&MohsHardness=&MeltingPoint=&MolecularWeight=&Density=&RefrIndex=&BoilingPoint=&OtherProperties=&Safety=&Authority=&Reference=&ImageName=&ImageCaption=&Search=Search&search_start=21&page=2. Retrieved January 17, 2011. 

See also

  • Georgia Marble Company
  • Etowah marble
  • List of types of marble

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