DECORATIVE  STONES

Most of the rocks & info. in the webpages linked to below are from James St. John's April 2006 presentation at the North-Central GSA meeting in Akron, Ohio, USA.

Published abstract of presentation

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Geologic information about each stone type is derived from numerous sources.  Daniel Pivko's decorative stone compilation is a great starting place.

See also:

Pivko (2003) - Natural stones in Earth's history.  Acta Geologica Universitatis Comenianae 58: 73-86.

Pivko (2004) - World's quarries of commercial granites - localization and geology.  pp. 147-152 in Dimension Stone 2004, New Perspectives for a Traditional Building Material, Proceedings of the International Conference on Dimension Stone 2004, 14-17 June 2004, Prague, Czech Republic.

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LIMESTONE

      Jerusalem Limestone

      Frosterley Marble

      Black & Gold Marble

      pinkish stylolitized fossiliferous limestone

MARBLE

      White Carrara Marble

      Danby White Marble

TECTONIC BRECCIA

      Italian Red Antique Marble

      French Grand Antique Marble

SERPENTINITE

SOAPSTONE

GRANITE & PORPHYRITIC GRANITE

      Pink Westerly Granite

      Salisbury Pink Granite

      Dakota Mahogany Granite

      Columbia Pink Granite

      Carioca Gold Granite

      Antique Yellow Granite

      Violetta Granite

      Tropical Brown Granite

      Tan Brown Granite

      Sapphire Brown Granite

      Rosa Beta Granite

      Luna Pearl Granite

Giallo Napoleone Granite

Alaskan White Granite

GRAPHIC GRANITE

Persia Original Granite

White Delicatus Granite

RAPAKIVI  GRANITE

      Baltic Brown Granite (wiborgite)

      Baltic Red Granite (pyterlite)

ORBICULAR  GRANITE

GRANODIORITE

      Barre Granite

      Mt. Airy Granite

LARVIKITE

      Blue Pearl Granite

      Emerald Pearl Granite

GABBRO,  NORITE,  GABBRONORITE,  DOLERITE

      Black Pearl Granite

      Black Cambrian Granite

      Black Galaxy Granite

      Impala Black Granite

      Indian Absolute Black Granite

ANORTHOSITE  &  METANORTHOSITE

      Blue Eyes Granite

      Labrador Antique Granite

      Mountain Green Granite

      Volga Blue Granite

CHARNOCKITE

      Ubatuba Granite

      Verde Butterfly Granite

      Seaweed Green Granite

METASYENITE

      Azul Bahia Granite

GNEISS

      Verde Lavras Granite

      Venetian Gold Granite

      River Green Granite

MIGMATITE

      Kinawa Granite

      Vizag Blue Granite

GRANULITE

      Toasted Almond Granite

      Kashmir White Granite

METACONGLOMERATE

      Black Marinace Gold Granite

      Marinace Green Granite

      Marinace Red Granite

QUARTZITE

Nacarado Quartzite

Renoir Blue Quartzite

Green Harlequin Quartzite

AMPHIBOLITE

Nordic Sunset Granite

BANDED IRON-FORMATION

Hollywood Granite

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