Creole marble
Creole marble, also called Georgia creole or Georgia marble, is a marble from quarries in Pickens County, Georgia, United States.[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.[2]
Creole marble has been used extensively in buildings and monuments in the United States.
Notable buildings with Creole marble
[edit]- United States Capitol, Washington, DC
- Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, Washington, DC
- John Adams Building, Washington, DC
- One Georgia Center, Georgia
- Carillon, Bok Tower Gardens, Florida
- Capitol of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
See also
[edit]- Georgia Marble Company: a creole marble quarry
References
[edit]- ^ "Material Name:Creole marble". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- ^ "Marble Restoration & Polishing". Tuesday, 10 November 2020