Marble
White marble (Carrara)
Carrara — the classic white marble from the Apuan Alps with discreet grey veining. A metamorphic limestone, softer than granite and so requiring more careful maintenance, yet a universal choice for bathrooms and entrance elements.
Application
- · Bathrooms
- · Memorials
- · Vanity
- · Stairs
Finishes
- · Polished
- · Honed
- · Satin
- · Antique
Technical data
Specifications for architects and contractors.
- Petrography
- Metamorphic limestone (calcite)
- Density
- 2.65–2.75 g/cm³
- Water absorption
- 0.10–0.30% (HRN EN 13755)
- Compressive strength
- 100–130 MPa (HRN EN 1926)
- Flexural strength
- 10–14 MPa (HRN EN 12372)
- Frost resistance
- F1 with regular impregnation
- Slip resistance (R-class)
- R9 polished, R10 honed
- CE / Standard
- HRN EN 1469 / 12058 — impregnation recommended for wet areas
Values are typical for the commercial class of the material. For slab-specific certificates (CE declaration of performance per HRN EN 1469), we issue documentation with delivery.
In use
White marble (Carrara) in architecture.
Completed works
From our project archive.
