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Limestone

Limestone is not a marble, but marble is a limestone. Limestones are made up of calcite from shells, coral and other debris. They are what we call sedimentary rocks—that is, they have been formed by the breakdown of other rocks, shells, etc.

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Name
Color
Detail
Beaumaniere
Beaumaniere
Cream-beige with gold waved belts (spots)
Detail

Stone details of Beaumaniere

Stone Name : Beaumaniere
Stone Type : 3
Origin : France (Bourgogne)
Color : Cream-beige with gold waved belts (spots)
Water Absorbtion : (2-6.5%)
Hardness :
Geologic Age : probably Jurassic
Petrographic Type : oolitic (?) limestone
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Caliza Capri
Caliza Capri
Cream with beige points
Detail

Stone details of Caliza Capri

Stone Name : Caliza Capri
Stone Type : 3
Origin : Spain
Color : Cream with beige points
Water Absorbtion : 1-2.5%
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Jurassic - Cretaceous
Petrographic Type : oolitic limestone
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Comblanchien
Comblanchien
Beige-cream with rare darker spots
Detail

Stone details of Comblanchien

Stone Name : Comblanchien
Stone Type : 3
Origin : France (Bourgogne)
Color : Beige-cream with rare darker spots
Water Absorbtion : -0.01
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Jurassic
Petrographic Type : oolitic limestone
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Crema Europa
Crema Europa
Cream with beige-grey points
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Stone details of Crema Europa

Stone Name : Crema Europa
Stone Type : 3
Origin : Spain, Murcia
Color : Cream with beige-grey points
Water Absorbtion : (0.2-1%)
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Jurassic - Cretaceous
Petrographic Type : oolitic limestone
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Kota Stone Brown
Kota Stone Brown
Brown-beige
Detail

Stone details of Kota Stone Brown

Stone Name : Kota Stone Brown
Stone Type : 3
Origin : Kota district, Rajasthan, India
Color : Brown-beige
Water Absorbtion : (0.2-0.3%)
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Proterozoic
Petrographic Type : oolitic limestone
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Indiana Limestone
Indiana Limestone
Cream (beige) up to light grey
Detail

Stone details of Indiana Limestone

Stone Name : Indiana Limestone
Stone Type : 3
Origin : USA (Indiana)
Color : Cream (beige) up to light grey
Water Absorbtion : 4-7.5%
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Carboni-ferous
Petrographic Type : oolitic and fossiliferous limestone
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Kota Stone Blue
Kota Stone Blue
Grey-bluish
Detail

Stone details of Kota Stone Blue

Stone Name : Kota Stone Blue
Stone Type : 3
Origin : Kota district, Rajasthan, India
Color : Grey-bluish
Water Absorbtion : (0.2-0.3%)
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Proterozoic
Petrographic Type : oolitic limestone
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Mocha Creme
Mocha Creme
Cream, beige
Detail

Stone details of Mocha Creme

Stone Name : Mocha Creme
Stone Type : 3
Origin : Portugal
Color : Cream, beige
Water Absorbtion : 2.5-3.5%
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Jurassic
Petrographic Type : fossiliferous (oolitic) limestone
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Moleanos
Moleanos
Cream, beige, greyish
Detail

Stone details of Moleanos

Stone Name : Moleanos
Stone Type : 3
Origin : Portugal (Leiria)
Color : Cream, beige, greyish
Water Absorbtion : 0.65-0.8%
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Jurassic
Petrographic Type : fossiliferous - oolitic limestone
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Picture Wood
Picture Wood
Yellow
Detail

Stone details of Picture Wood

Stone Name : Picture Wood
Stone Type : 3
Origin : Spain
Color : Yellow
Water Absorbtion :
Hardness :
Geologic Age :
Petrographic Type :
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Pietra Lessinia Pink
Pietra Lessinia Pink
Rose - Beige cream
Detail

Stone details of Pietra Lessinia Pink

Stone Name : Pietra Lessinia Pink
Stone Type : 3
Origin : Italy (Veneto)
Color : Rose - Beige cream
Water Absorbtion : 0.45-0.5%
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Jurassic
Petrographic Type : nodular to micritic limestone
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Portland Stone
Portland Stone
Cream (beige, grey)
Detail

Stone details of Portland Stone

Stone Name : Portland Stone
Stone Type : 3
Origin : United Kingdom - Isle of Portland, Dorset
Color : Cream (beige, grey)
Water Absorbtion : Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period
Hardness :
Geologic Age : 4-7%
Petrographic Type : oolitic limestone (some with shells)
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Purbeck Stone
Purbeck Stone
Beige-cream (gold) to light grey (bluish)
Detail

Stone details of Purbeck Stone

Stone Name : Purbeck Stone
Stone Type : 3
Origin : United Kingdom
Color : Beige-cream (gold) to light grey (bluish)
Water Absorbtion : 0.2-2.5%
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Cretaceous
Petrographic Type : fossiliferous limestone mainly with shells
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Solnhofen
Solnhofen
Beige, (gold, cream)
Detail

Stone details of Solnhofen

Stone Name : Solnhofen
Stone Type : 3
Origin : Germany (Bavaria)
Color : Beige, (gold, cream)
Water Absorbtion : 1.0-1.5%
Hardness :
Geologic Age : Jurassic
Petrographic Type : micritic limestone
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Texas Limestone
Texas Limestone
Cream, beige
Detail

Stone details of Texas Limestone

Stone Name : Texas Limestone
Stone Type : 3
Origin : USA (Texas)
Color : Cream, beige
Water Absorbtion : 4.5-8.5%
Hardness :
Geologic Age : mainly Cretaceous
Petrographic Type : oolitic to fossiliferous limestone
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