Currently, there are many companies around the world that use generic names to identify different types of stone. This has created a problem for the stone maintenance industry. The original names were in Italian. Usually the name consists of two parts. The first part describes the color and the second part describes the name from where the stone was quarried.

 

Azzuro               Blue

Breccia               Broken Pieces

Dorato/D'oro          Gold

Fiore                 Flower

Giallo                Yellow

Negro/Nero           Black

Perla/Perlato           Pearl

Rosa                 Pink

Rosso                Red

Verde                Green

Bianco                White

 

Negro Marquina- Black Limestone from Marquina, Spain.

Bianco Carrara- White Marble from Carrara, Italy.