White Carrara Marble Quarry

While there are standard factors to determine the value of marble such as how white it is the thickness of the veining and the symmetry of the veining the inherent value will rest in the eyes of the beholder.

White carrara marble quarry.

The family created the office of marble in 1564 to regulate the marble mining industry. In the 17th and 18th centuries the marble quarries were monitored by the cybo and malaspina families who ruled over massa and carrara. Carrara marble slabs are offered in polished and honed finishes and a wide variety of floor tiles wall tiles and mosaics are available to create stunning marble countertops waterfall islands marble tile floors and accent walls throughout both residential and commercial properties. Touring the marble mines in the apuan alps in northern tuscany is an incredible visual experience which is why the location was chosen for the chase scene in the james bond film quantum of solace.

Famous sculptors like canova bernini michelangelo donatello and many others worked with this flawless material. And soft white stones are still being excavated from more than 270 active mines and quarries. The marble quarries in carrara have been mined for more than 2000 years. Carrra white bianco marble tiles and mosaics available in honed and polished finishes.

Sample sale price 4 95. Premium grade high quality italian marble in stock ready to ship. If you ve seen 007 in the quantum of solace you may remember the car chase among heavy trucks on dusty white serpentine mountain roads. White carrara marble comes from carrara italy an area that is widely recognized for producing some of the finest marble in the world.

Carrara marble has been used since the time of ancient rome and it was called the luni marble. It is on the carrione river some 100 kilometres 62 mi west northwest of florence its motto is fortitudo mea in rota latin. My strength is in the wheel. Free shipping continental usa.

Carrara marble quarries tour map guide to visiting the quarries above carrara. Same day warehouse pick ups available. Carrara white marble is one of the iconic luxury italian marbles featuring shades of white and gray. Even hundreds of years later the white carrara marble has not lost its charm.

Kitchen backsplash and bathroom wall and floor tiles available. Carrara k ə ˈ r ɑːr ə kə rar ə italian. This type is a mid grained pearl white to light grey in color with a fairly regular network of more or less dark grey veins. It can offer a level of unmatched elegance to your household.

Also called veined white carrara is the second most excavated marble in the apuan alps. The city of massa in particular saw much of its plan. White carrara marble is a popular white stone from italy that is a consistent light natural stone with dark grey veining. Carara is a city and comune in tuscany in central italy of the province of massa and carrara and notable for the white or blue grey marble quarried there.

As the story goes they visited the quarries to select each block of the carrara marble before creating their masterpieces.