Names and Origins of Stone - S
S - SE | SF - SZ
| Name of Stone | Origin | Color | Comments |
| Sfrangiato | “See Bigio Antico Sfrangiato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sgaluppa | “One of the quarries producing Roman Travertine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Shakopee Limestone | Scott County, & Washington County, Minnesota, USA | Buff | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“...dolomitic limestone, fine-grained and somewhat sandy...No operating (in 1923).”) |
| Shan Xi Black Granite | China | (5) | |
| Shandong Black Granite | China | (5) | |
| Shangrow Quarry | China | “See Mountain Dark.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Shan-Si Province (location) | China | (Shan-Si Province or Shen Si Province. This province of China has large deposits of limestone and marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Shap Granite | England | “There are two varieties, light and dark. In a crystalline groundmass of gray or rich reddish-brown large flesh-colored feldspar crystals are regularly and closely distributed, sometimes as twins....” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 12, Dec., 1924 (“The granite takes a good polish and is used for columns and decorative work.”) |
| Shattuck Mountain Granite | In the town of Calais, 3 miles west-southwest of Red Beach village, on Shattuck Mountain, Maine | Dark reddish to greenish-gray color | (5) |
| Shefford County (location) | Shefford County, Quebec Province, Canada | “Jaune Royal, Light Jaune Royal, Rose Royale, Royal Veined White and Violette marbles are quarried at South STukely, Shefford County, Quebec Province, Canada.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Shell Marbles | “Marbles composed of shells or shell fragments are known as fossil or fossilized marbles, or Lumachella marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Shell Stone Granite | Colombia | (5) | |
| Shelldorado Marble | Inkley Marble Quarries Company Quarry in the SW ¼ Sec. 36, T. 38 N., R. 8 E., Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. | “A light gray margble mottled with white or darker gray fossils.” | From Missouri Marble, by Norman S. Hinchey, Report of Investigations No. 3, Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Rolla, Missouri, 1946. |
| Shen Si Province | China | “See Shan Si Province.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Shepton Mallet Marbles | “Shepton Mallet, Somersetshire, England” UK | “Mostly dark gray, dark brown, almost black and grayish-brown light and dark; some have faint gray spots and marks. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sherburn | “See Huddleston.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sherwoods Glen Black | “See Glen Falls Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sherwood Granite | Crotch Island, Maine, USA | Dark pink and gray | Quarried by New England Stone Industries, Inc. (1) |
| Shetland Isles Serpentine | “See Fetlar and Unst..” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Shire Sandstone | Shire Hill Quarry Bolehill Quarry, Wingerworth, Derbyshire, UK | Buff to grey | (2) |
| Shohola Bluestone | Shohola Township, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
| Shrewsbury Green | “See Fuchsite Schist.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Siamese Marbles | “Quarried near Bangkok, Siam, according to Watson.” | “Light gray, white and gray with white veined marbles are quarried on a rather extensive scale.” | “See Gray Siam...Large quantities of the white variety are used in Calcutta, where it is known as Chinese White.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siberian Granite | “See Granito Grafico.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sichuan Red Granite | China | (5) | |
| Sicilian Jasper | “Quarried in Sicily.” Italy | “Red with zigzag bands of white, red, and sometimes green. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sicilian Marble | “For some unknown reason (excepting the possible explanation ‘that originally Italian for export was consigned to some seaport in Siciliy and reshipped to destination’) all White Italian marbles with the possible exceptions of Statuary were at one time known as Sicilian marbles. The white marbles, not including Statuary, are still known in various parts of the world as Sicilian marble. In America and some other countries any White Italian marble not Statuary, Blanco P. or Veined Italian, is known as White Italian, of which there are four standard grades. Blanco Rosado, Chercos Beteado, Cobdar Blanco, and other similar Spanish marbles because of their resemblance to the above marbles are sometimes known as Spanish Sicilian marble.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sicilian Marble | “Ravaccione is the name of a quarry near Carrara that produces Statuary as well as white veined or clouded.” Italy | “Ravaccione or Sicilian. Names used for White Italian marbles which are marked with bluish veins or clouds.” | “Ravaccione or Sicilian. Names used for White Italian marbles which are marked with bluish veins or clouds. Ravaccione is the name of a quarry near Carrara that produces Statuary as well as white veined or clouded. Why the Italian marbles are called Sicilian is not known, but probably originated outside of Italy from the fact that at one time Italian marble was reshipped from a Sicilian port.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sicilian Pearl Marble (Perlato Sicilia) | Sicily, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Sicilian Red Marble (Rosso Sicilia) | Sicily, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Sidi Brahim (location) | Sidi Brahim and Sidi Hamza, Algeria. | “An Onyx of yellow gray and vermilion tint” | “Sidi Brahim and Sidi Hamza are both non-produicng Algerian quarries. At Sidi Brahim, ten kilometers south and four degrees west of Nemours, an Onyx of yellow gray and vermilion tint is produced.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sidi Yaga Marble | “Sidi Yaga quarries near Bougie in Algiers.” | “Black with white veins. (Blagrove.)” | “Takes good polish. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena Brocatello Marble | (8) (antique marble) | ||
| Siena Brocatello Marble | Near Siena, Tuscany, Italy. | “Deep yellow to brownish yellow with an abundance of purple veins and markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena Dark Montarenti | “Same as Siena Old Convent Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Siena Galena Gray Marble | Near Siena, Tuscany, Italy. | “Gray to light yellow.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena Galena Yellow Marble | Near Siena, Tuscany, Italy. | “Light brownish yellow variegated.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena Marbles | Siena, Tuscan, Italy | (See the individual entries for the descriptions of the following marbles.) | “ Siena marbles not produced from the Montarenti quarries are generally known as Siena Galena, while those from the Montarenti quarries are known as Siena Old Convent, Old Montarenti, New Montarenti, or Brocatello. Siena Alabaster - See Albastre de Siena (onyx).Siena Brocatello, Siena Galena Gray, Siena Galena Yellow, Siena New Montarenti, Siena Old Convent Gray or Silver Gray, Siena Old Convent Montarenti, or Siena Old Montarenti, Siena Old Convent Yellow...All of the above take a good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena New Montarenti Marble | Near Siena, Tuscany, Italy. | “Same as Siena Old Convent Yellow, but has no veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena Old Convent Gray or Silver Gray Marble | Near Siena, Tuscany, Italy. | “Light gray mottled and marked with faint bluish-purle veins. | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena Old Convent Gray Mixed | Near Siena, Tuscany, Italy. | “Light gray mottled running to yellow mottling all marked with faint purple veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena Old Convent Montarenti Marble | Near Siena, Tuscany, Italy. | “Siena Old Convent Montarenti, or Siena Old Montarenti, are indefinite names for either Old Convent Gray, Gray Mixed, siena Old Convent, Brocatello or Siena Old Convent Yellow.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Siena Old Convent Yellow Marble | Near Siena, Tuscany, Italy. | “Rich yellow and brownish-yellow mottlings with a few purple and almost dark black veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena Pavnazzo Yellow Marble | “Quarried at Colle d’Elsa, Italy.” | “Plain yellow with Pavonazzo markings. (Taber.)” | “Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena Plain Yellow Marble | “Quarried at Colle d’Elsa, Italy.” | “Light and dark yellow. (Taber.)” | “Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Siena Calacatta Marble (Calacatta Siena) | Tuscany, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Siena Yellow Marble (Giallo Siena) | Tuscany, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Sienite Della Balma | Vercelli, Italy | Interior and exterior (11) | |
| “Silk of the Trade” Granite | South Carolina, USA | Bluish-gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (monumental purposes) |
| Siena Arabesque Marble (Arabescato Siena) | Tuscany, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Sienna Marble | Tuscany, Italy | Yellow | |
| Sierra de las Filabres | “See Chercos Beteado, Chercos Blanco, Cobdar Blanco, Macael Blanco, Macael Gres. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sierra Placerite (rhyolite tuff) | The Newtown area of El Dorado County, California, USA | From “Mines and Mineral Resources of El Dorado County, California,” California Journal of Mines and Geology, Vol. 52, No. 4, October 1956, California Division of Mines, pp 441. | |
| Sierra Tufa Stone | “Quarried at Bishop, Inyo County, California.” USA | “Sierra Tufa Stone A - Brownish red, slightly pitted and speckled with small grains of light yellow, dark red, and quartz-like crystals. Sierra Tufa Stone B - Is Salmon color, otherwise same as “A.” Sierra Tufa Stone C - Is dark drab in color, otherwise same as “A.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sierra White Granite | Raymond, California, USA | White | Quarried by Raymond Granite(1) |
| Signa Breche | “Signa quarries, Upper Pyrenees, France.” | “Mingled shades of brown and green with red spots. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Signalstaff Hill | “One of the quarries producing Cornish Serpentine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Silesia Marbles | “See Gray Kunzendorfer marbles. Lindewiese.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Silesian Serpentine | “See Hrubschitz, Moravian, Reichenstein.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Silicate (definition) | “A salt or ester of any of the silicic acids.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Silex Sandstone | Pond Quarry Harley Head Farm, Hipperholme,Halifax, W Yorks, | (2) | |
| Silvabella Marble | Foggia, Italy | Interior (11) | |
| Silvabella Marble | Apulia, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Silver Beola (Masone) | Novara, Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Silver Gray | Caserta (Mondragone) Campania Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Silver Gray Granite | Near Lakeside, San Diego County, California USA | Light gray, fine-grained granite | |
| Silver Gray Marble | “Quarried at Tate, Pickens County, Georgia.” USA | “Uniform gray of a silvery cast.” | “Takes good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Silver Gray Marble | “Victoria quarries near Knoxville, Tennessee.” USA | “Dove colored gray, slightly mottled; contains a few veins or crow feet.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Silver Gray Marble | “Quarried near Plymouth, Devonshire, England.” UK | “Delicate Gray.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Silver Gray Siena | “See Siena Old Convent Gray.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Silver Gray Siena Mixed | “See Old Convent Gray Mixed.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Silver Green Granite (Verde Argento) | Valle d’ Aosta, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Silver Pearl Granite | India | (5) | |
| Silver Plume Granite | Colorado, USA | Gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (monumental work) |
| Silver Snow Granite | China | ||
| Silver White Granite | Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire (Silver White Quarry), USA | Light bluish gray | Biotite-muscovite granite (constructional and monumental granite) |
| Silverdale Limestone | “Quarried at Silverdale, State of Kansas, United States.” | “Buff colored limestone.” | “Takes low polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Silverdale Limestone | South of Fort Riley, Cowley County, and around Silverdale, Kansas, USA | Light cream | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A light cream colored limestone about the same color and texture as the French Caen stone. Used for both interior and exterior building work.”) |
| Silverleigh Marble | “Quarried near Buckfastleigh, Devonshire, England.” UK | “Very dark gray, nearly black, intersected with numerous white veins. (Watson.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Silvestre Marble | Vermont, USA | White | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10) |
| Silvovo - Granite | Bulgaria | (5) | |
| Simittu Colonia (location) | “Ancient name for the modern Chemtou, in the Medjerda Valley, Tunis, North Africa.” | “Giallo Antico or Numidian Yellow is quarried at this place.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Sinai Ghoste/Charm Granite | Egypt | (5) | |
| Sinai Pearl | Egypt | (5) | |
| Sioux Falls Granite or Jasper (Quartzite) | On the Big Sioux River, South Dakota, USA | Light pink and a purple or “peachblow” shade | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (“The trade name for a dense, compact quartzite...”) |
| Sioux Quartzite | Iowa (near Sioux Falls), USA | Pink to purple | |
| Sira Grey Granite | India | (5) | |
| Sireuil Limestone | “Quarried at Charie, France.” | “Soft grayish stone strewn with small spots of rose. Another limestone with the same name, probably from the same quarry, is very soft, is whitish gray, and has fine grain. Still another stone is light yellow.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sites Sandstone | Colusa County, California, USA | Dark gray | |
| Sivakasi Yellow Granite | India | (5) | |
| Sivec Marble | Yugoslavia | (5) | |
| Sivec White Marble | Yugoslavia | Interior (12) | |
| Skjerstadt Fjord (location) | “‘White Salten Marble’ is quarried near Fauski, a small town on the north bank of Skjerstadt Fjord.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Sky Blue Limestone | Crestmore Quarry, Riverside County, California USA | Blue | |
| Sky Blue Marble | Argentina | Interior (12) | |
| Skye Dove or Blue Marble | “Quarried in Strath Parish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.” UK | “No. 3 Investigation Quarry: Blue gray, traversed by numerous slender back markings.” | This stone and its description is from Watson. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skye Gray Marble | “Quarried in Strath Parish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.” UK | “No. 4 quarry. Light gray with faint suggestion of violet. Snow-white veins traverse the mass. There are occasional deep purple markings.” | This stone and its description is from Watson. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skye Marbles | “Quarried in Strath Parish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.” UK | (See the individual entries for the descriptions of these stones.) | The following list and descriptions are from Watson: Skye Dove or Blue, Skye Gray, Skye Pink, Skye Veined.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skye Pink Marble | “Quarried in Strath Parish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.” UK | No. 1 Investigation quarry. Faint suggestion of delicate pink pervades the nearly white ground mass; a few white and pale green veins and occasional thread-like black markings. Another variety from the same quarry is the same ecept that the pink shading occasionally assumes a violet tint.” | This stone and its description is from Watson. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skye Veined Marble | “Quarried in Strath Parish, Isle of Skye, Inverness-shire, Scotland.” UK | “No. 3 quarry. Dull white with sinuous veins and patches of pale green. No. 4 quarry. Although this marble comes from the same quarry as the gray it does not resemble it in general appearance. It has a white ground with light gray clouded veinings and occasional black markings.” | This stone and its description is from Watson. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skyros A or Alpha Marble | “Quarried on the island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” | “White and opaque with a network of irregular deep red orange colored veins.” | “General name for marbles quarried on the Island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skyros 12 Marble | “Quarried on the island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” | “Variegated cream with a double network of fine veins of pale yellow and violet.” | “General name for marbles quarried on the Island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skyros 14 Marble | “Quarried on the island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” | “The veins are much like those in Skyros 12. There are also black irregular markings and parallel yellow bands.” | “General name for marbles quarried on the Island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skyros 14 A Marble | “Quarried on the island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” | “Variegated cream and faint blue gray with rich orange markings.” | “General name for marbles quarried on the Island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skyros 14 C Marble | “Quarried on the island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” | “Brecciated with deep reddish-brown filler and cream colored to light yellow fragments.” | “General name for marbles quarried on the Island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skyros 14 D Marble | “Quarried on the island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” | “Brilliantly colored veinings of orange and rich deep brown with small specks of blood red.” | “General name for marbles quarried on the Island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skyros D Marble | “Quarried on the island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” | “Highly variegated marble in which the crystals are tinted various shades from red to brown.” | “General name for marbles quarried on the Island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Skyros Marble | Greece | A white marble with brown veining | |
| Skyros Marbles | “Quarried on the island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece.” | (See the individual entries for the descriptions of the following stones.) | “General name for marbles quarried on the Island of Skyros in the Ǽgean Sea west of Greece. Skyros A or Alpha, Skyros 12, Dkyros 14, Skyros 14 A, Skyros 14 C, Skyros 14 D. ” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Slate (Ardesia) | Liguria, Italy | Charcoal gray | Interior and exterior (12) |
| Slatoust | “See Gray Ural, White Ural.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sligo Serpentine | “See Rock Wood Glen.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Small Three Flower Granite | China | (5) | |
| Smaragdus Cyprius | “See Plasmi de Smeraldo.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Snake River Granite | State of Washington, USA | Light gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (for building & street work) |
| Snow Flake Granite | Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire (Snow Flake Quarry), USA | Light bluish gray | Biotite-muscovite granite (constructional and monumental granite) |
| Snow-flake Marble | Pleasantville, New York, USA | Large, Snow-white crystals | A dolomite. (a dolomite) From Report of the United States National Museum Under the Direction of the Smithsonian Institutions For the Year Ending June 30, 1886, pp. 380. |
| Snow Red Granite | China | (5) | |
| Snow White Granite | China | (5) | |
| Snowy River | “Same as Orbost.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Soapstone, Steatite, Talc and French Chalk | “See Steatite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Soapstone (American) | “Quarried at Lynch Station, Virginia.” USA | “Bluish gray.” | “Also known as Alberine Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sobre Marble | “Pacagne quarries, at Sobre-St.-Gery, near Beaumont, Hainaut, Belgium.” | “Ashy gray tinged with blue, containing spots and veins of white and rich yellow. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sodalite (definition) | “This mineral is a silicate of soda and alumina in which chlorine is present. The only example as an ornamental stone is Princess Blue.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sodalite | England | “Found in various colors, but the most highly prized variety is of an intense lavender blue, with white veinings and red spots.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 5, May, 1924 (“A rare constituent of igneous rocks sometimes occurring in large enough masses to be used for decorative purposes. It is a silicate of soda and aluminum in which some cholrine is present...It is harder than glass or steel, and takes a high polish. The trade names in England, where it has been used in decoration, are “Alomite” (after Mr. Charles Allom, who introduced it), and “Princess Blue.” Found in Hastings County, Ontario, quarries are not operated at present (circa 1924)." |
| Soelk Roetlich Marble | Austria | Pink | (5) |
| Soelk Weiss Marble | Austra | Brown | (5) |
| Solar Grey Marble | USA | Grey | (5) |
| Solestre Marble | “Quarried at Solestre, Saone-et-Loire, France.” | “Red with white marks and mottling. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Soleure Marbles | “Quarried near the entrance of the gorge which extends up the hermitage of St. Verena at a point near the town of Soleure, Canton Soleure, Switzerland.” | (See the individual entries for the descriptions of these stones.) | “The following varieties and descriptions are from John Watson’s list of British and foreign marbles: Soleure Cream, Soleure Gray, Soleure Yellow...All of the above mentioned Soleure marbles take a good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Solforato | “See Giallo Antico Solforato.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Solid Green Marble | “Quarried at Eastman’s, West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Bright greenish gray. (U.S. Geological Survey.) | “Takes medium polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Solitaire Marble | “Quarried near Arundy, Basses-Pyrenees, France.” | “Dark gray with dark almost black veins. Watson.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Solnhofen Stone (Limestone) | Germany | (5) | |
| Somersetshire | “See Draycot, Ham Hill Stone, Hartman Park Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| "Somes Sound Pink" Granite | Mount Desert Island, Maine, USA | Light pinkish-gray | |
| Sonora Sandstone (magnesian limestone) | Lee County, Iowa, USA | Bluish or brownish when first quarried; after exposure turns to buff or light brown | |
| Soria Green Marble | “Quarried at Soria, Italy.” | “Dark green with mottling of lighter shade, interspersed with bronze tints. (Jerome A. Jackson.)” | “Takes medium polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Soulane Marbles | “Marbles quarried at Soulane, Correze, France.” | “Mostly white with gray veins. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| South African Marble | “ See Port Shepstone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| South African Sericite | “See Verdite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| South African Verdite. | “See Verdite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| South Australian Malachite | “See Australian Malachite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| South Australian Marbles | “See Angaston Pink, Angaston White, Kapunda Dark Gray, Kapunda Light Gray, Kapunda White, Macclesfield Cream, Macclesfield Dark Gray, Macclesfield Gray, Macclesfield Pink, Macclesfield Red.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| South Dakota Marble | “...occurs near Custer in the black hills.” South Dakota, USA | “A white marble, with green veins.” | “No effort to quarry this stone has as yet been made.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| South Dover Marble | South Dover, New York, USA | Creamy-white | |
| South Dover Marbles | “See Dutchess, White Dover.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| South Ontario Marbles | “See Banded Pink, Breche Rose, Byzantine, Cipollino Green, Imperial Green, Laurentian, Laurentian Vein, Pink Clouded, Veined White.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| South Platte Granite | Colorado, USA | Pink | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (construction work) |
| South Stukely Quarries | “See Jaune Royal, Light Jaune Royal, Rose Royale, Royal Veined White, Violette.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| South Tawton | “See Devonshire Marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Southern Pentelic | “Same as Pentelic White Statuary.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Spademi Dure Limestone | France | (5) | |
| Spangle Purbeck Limestone | St.Aldhelm's Quarry Worth Matravers, Dorset, UK | "Greyish stone with numerous shell fragments" | (2) |
| Spangled Pink Marble | “Quarried near Plymouth, Devonshire, England.” UK | “Reddish gray with numerous pink markings and fine veins of bright red. (Rewick.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Spanish Black | “See Alicante Black, Noir Veini.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Spanish Black Marble | “From the Manaria Quarries near Bilboa, Province Vizcaya, Spain.” | “Deep black interlaced with numerous white veins and markings.” | “Black Spanish or Spanish Black, Bilboa Black or Vizcaya Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Spanish Marbles | Spain | “Spain is rich in marbles and many quarries were operated in ancient times, but lack of proper transportation facilities has greatly retarded their development. Notwithstanding this handicap, however, a few Spanish marbles are comparatively well known: See the following: Blanco Rosado, Breche Rose, Chercos Beteado, Chercos Blanco, Cobdar Blanco, Griotte D’Espagne, Jaune de Cuenca, Macael Blanco, Macael Gres, Mallorca, Marmor Rosa, Mola, Noir Veini, Rouge Clair, Rouge St. Isidro, St. Katharines, Tortosa Brocatello, Verde Mouline.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Spanish Pearl Gray Granite | Spain | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Spanish Pearly Wave | “Local name for Knox Pink.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Spanish Sicilian Marble | Italy | “The name ‘Sicilian Marble’ is applied to the white marbles (not Statuary or Bianco P.) of Italy, and designates a class of white marbles. Used in this way it has no reference to marbles from Sicily. For what is sometimes known as Spanish Sicilian marble see: Blanco Rosado, Cobdar Blanco, Chercos Beteado.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Spanish White | “Same as Chercos Blanco.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sparta Pink Granite | Hancock County, Georgia, USA | Pink and beige | Quarried by New England Stone Industries, Inc. (1) |
| Spartian | “Sparitan or Spartian Green. Same as Green Porphyry.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Spato Fluore Antico | “Chiefly from Persia.” | “Pale yellow, fringed with grayish green, on a ground of violet, white and azure. (Extract from Pullen.)” | “An ancient stone which was brought chiefly from Persia. Highly esteemed by the Romans who used the stone for making cups, etc.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Spato Flure Listato | “Similar to Spato Fluore Antico, but is banded.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Special Gray Marble | “Quarried near Knoxville, Tennessee.” USA | “Gray background with light crowfeet markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Special Rutland Building Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | “‘This appears to be little else than a fine variety of the common Rutland Building.’ - Report of the Vermont State Geologist.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Special Rutland Building Marble | Vermont, USA | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (10) | |
| Special Rutland Italian Marble | “Quarried at West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “White of ivory tone with a network of numerous veins which are distinct but not conspicuous.” | “Takes medium polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Special Rutland Italian Marble | Vermont, USA | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (10) | |
| Speckled Slate | “See Lavagna Tigrata.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Spectacle Pond Granite | Sunapee, New Hampshire (Spectacle Pond Quarry), USA | Light buff-gray | Biotite-muscovite granite (monumental granite) |
| Spernic Cove (location) | “One of the Cornish Serpentines which is quarried near Spernic Cove.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sperone | “Quarried near Castiglione, Italy.” | “Sperone or Lapis Gabinus...This rock is similar to Peperino, but is harder and more durable.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Spezia | “See Portor.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Spezzia Marble | Spezzia quarries in Italy | “Black and gold” | From Report of the United States National Museum Under the Direction of the Smithsonian Institutions For the Year Ending June 30, 1886, pp. 380. |
| Split-Face Granite (AKA Rock-Face Granite) | Massachusetts, USA | Gray and light brown sap-face color | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (for building ashlar, flagging & monumental work) |
| Spitsbergen Breccia | “Quarried on Marble Island off the coast of West Spitsbergen (or New Friesland), Norway.” | “Black with numerous white patches, traversed by a few slender brown markings. Another variety is dark gray and red clouded with angular patches of white.” | This description is from John Watson. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Spitsbergen Dove | “Quarried on Marble Island off the coast of West Spitsbergen (or New Friesland), Norway.” | “Gray and fawn colored with clouded white veins and slender brownish-red markings.” | This description is from John Watson. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Spitsbergen Fawn | “Quarried on Marble Island off the coast of West Spitsbergen (or New Friesland), Norway.” | “Bluish fawn colored with white veins and slender pink markings.” | This description is from John Watson. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Spitsbergen Gray | “Quarried on Marble Island off the coast of West Spitsbergen (or New Friesland), Norway.” | “Gray with white veins and occasional slender brown markings.” | This description is from John Watson. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Spitsbergen Marbles | “Quarried on Marble Island off the coast of West Spitsbergen (or New Friesland), Norway.” | (See the individual entries for the description of these stones.) | “The following list of Spitsbergen marbles and descriptions are from John Watson: Spitsbergen Breccia, Spitsbergen Dove, Spitsbergen Fawn, Spitsbergen Gray, Spitsbergen Red. ” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Spitsbergen Red | “Quarried on Marble Island off the coast of West Spitsbergen (or New Friesland), Norway.” | “Reddish brown traversed by broad white veins.” | This description is from John Watson. (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Spluga Green Beola (Beola Verde Spluga) | Lombardy, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Sponda White Marble | Sponda, Italy | White | |
| Spontin (location) | “In the vicinity of Spontin, Belgium.” | “The marbles quarried in the vicinity of Spontin, Belgium, are mostly black specked with gray and are marked with white parallel lines. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Spoon River Granite | Along St. John River, New Brunswick, Canada | “Feldspar crystals of pink and white in a groundmass of black mica and hornblende.” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 5, May, 1924 (“A monumental granite on St. John River, New Brunswick....”) |
| Spring Lake Granite | Wisconsin, USA | “Light red...interspersed with a few black hornblende crystals” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (“similar in a great many respects to the Lohrville mahogany”) |
| Springfield Limestone | Ohio, USA | Blue and gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A blue and gray limestone used for curbing and bridge work. At one time used for building in the southwestern section of Ohio.”) |
| "Springfield Stone" Limestone | Greene and Clark Counties, Ohio, USA | Magnesian limestone | |
| Springhill Quarries | “See Irish Black.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Spuma Di Mare | Trapani, Italy | Interior and exterior (11) | |
| Spynie Sandstone | Spynie Quarry, Birnie, Elgin, Moray, UK | Pale yellow buff | "Known as 'liver rock'" (2) |
| St. Albans Marble | “The quarries producing the champlain or Swanton marbles are located between St. Albans and Swanton, Vermont.” USA | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| St. Alban's Pink Granite | Kershaw, South Carolina, USA | Beige pink | quarried by Rock of Ages Corp. (1) |
| St. Albans Red Marble | St. Albans, Vermont, USA | Red blotched by lighter clouds of shading from dark red to white. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10) |
| St. Ambrogio | “Same as Yellow Verona.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Ambrosio Marble | “Quarried near Verona, Italy.” | “Light mahogany or reddish brown, with oval patches of light red. (Blagrove.)” | “Is obtainable in large sizes.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Andre Marble | “St. Andre Quarries, Ain, France.” | “White with fossil markings. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Anne Grand Dessin | “Quarried near Arundy, Basses-Pyrenees, France.” | “Gray with numerous white veins and markings. It also contains a few fossils. (Extract from Watson.)” | “St. Anne Grand Dessin or St. Anne Grand Francais.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Anne Grand Francais Marble | “Quarried near Arundy, Basses-Pyrenees, France.” | “Gray with numerous white veins and markings. It also contains a few fossils. (Extract from Watson.)” | “St. Anne Grand Dessin or St. Anne Grand Francais.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Anne Granite | “Quarried near Arundy, a small town at the entrance of the Vallee d’Ossau, Basses-Pyrenees, France.” | “Gray, closely packed with small encrinal ossicles. In general appearance it somewhat resembles a gray granite; hence the name. (Watson.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Anne Marble | “The principal quarries are at Gougnies, near Charleroi; and at Biesme, Namur, Belgium.” | “Dark gray with light gray and white markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Anne Marbles | “Many marbles of various shades commercially known by other names, sometimes called St. Anne.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Anne Rubane Marble | “Quarried near Arundy, basses-Yrenees, France.” | “Rather dark gray, white veins and markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Annes (Alpha) Marble | (8) (antique marble) | ||
| St. Aubin | “See Noir Veine.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Beat Marble | “Quarried at St. Beat, Haute Gironde, France.” | “White Statuary.” | “St. Beat or Blanc de St. Beat.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Beat Marble | Gray. | “See Gris de St. Beat.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| St. Beaume Marble | “Quarried near Brignoles, Department of Var, France.” | “Mottled white and yellow with fine red markings.” | “Takes high polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Beaume Marble | “Quarried on the Mountain of St. Beaume, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.” | “Darkish white streaked with red. (Blagrove.)” | ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Beaume Marble | “Quarried in the Valley of Aure, Dordogne, France.” | “Varied shades of Yellow and red mingled with white. | “For other varieties, see: Breche de St. Beaume, Brocatelle St. Beaume, Jaune St. Beaume. The Langudocs, quarried at Alais, Gard, and Portest Herault, are sometimes called St. Beaume. In England Jaune St. Beaum is known as Jaune St. Sylvestre.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Berthevin Marble | “St. Berthevin Quarries, near Laval, Mayenne, France.” | “Variegated red, white and dull blue. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Bertrand-de-Comminges | “See Balvacaire.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Brieuc (Granite) | “Quarried near St. Brieuc, Cotes du Nord, France.” | “Gray, containing mica, fine grained and takes good polish. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Carlo Stone (Arona) | Novara, Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| St. Catherine Marble | “Quarried near Nancy, France.” | “Red and white. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Cecelia Light Granite | Brazil | ||
| St. Cere Marble | “Quarried near St. Cere, Lot, France.” | “Reddish. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Cloud Gray Granite | St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA | (1) Medium-grained pinkish gray, (2) gray syenite, & (3) Red syente | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (monumental purposes and some building uses) |
| St. Crepin (Breche) | “Quarried at St. Crepin, France.” | “White and brownish, with black fragments.” | “St. Crepin (Breche) or Portor.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Denis | “See Noir Fin.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Etienne Marble | “Saint Etienne Quarries, in the lower Seine, France.” | “Yellow with marks and spots of darker shade, sometimes the markings give a varied vein effect.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Etienne Onyx | “Saine Etienne Quarries in the lower Seine, France.” | “Blackish with white vins. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Firmin Marble | “St. Firmin, Valgo-Demard, in the Upper Alps, France.” | “Variegated gray, black and white. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Florent Marble | “Quarried close to the town of Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrenees, France.” | “Greenish gray with numerous red patches.” | “It is stated that this marble does not retain its polish.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Fond Marble | “St. Fond Quarries, Herault, France.” | “White with gray veins. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Fortunat Marble | “Quarried near St. Fortunat, Rhone, France.” | “Black. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Genevieve Clair Marble | “Ozora Quarries, near St. Genevieve, Missouri.” USA | “Slightly mottled cream, tan and buff.” | “Takes good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Genevieve Rose Marble | “Ozora Quarries, near St. Genevieve, Missouri.” USA | “Mottled yellow, purplish white and decided rose.” | “Takes good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. George | “See Rose St. George.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. George Granite | Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada | Dark, medium, & light red, and a salmon color. | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 5, May, 1924 (“Used for monumental and building purposes.”) |
| St. Girons | “See Rose Vif.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Hugon Marble | “ St. Hugon Quarries, Isere, France.” | “Black and white veins. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Ives Marble | “ Setubal or St. Ubes, near which Arrabida marble is found is also known as St. Ives.” from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Jean Marble | “Quarried at Rousset, Bouches-du-Rhone, France.” | “Variegated red, yellow, and gray.” | “Other marbles from the same locality are Rousset Pink and Rousset Brown. (Blagrove.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Julien Marbles | “Quarried near St. Julien, Loire, France.” | White, gray and black. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Just Marble | “Quarried near Trieste, Austria.” | “Cream colored.” | “Takes good polish. (Renwick.)” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Just (Serpentine) | “Quarried at St. Just, Loire, France.” | “Green with greenish-white veins. (Blagrove.)” | “A statuary marble of which we have no description is quarried at this place.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Katherine Marble | “Quarried at Lezo-Renteria, Guipuzcoa, Spain.” | “Reddish brown with red and fine white markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Keverne (location) | “One of the quarries producing Cornish Serpentine.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Koloma Marble | “ St. Koloma Quarries, Government, Moscow, Russia.” | “Light yellow, displaying dendritic markings. (Watson.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Koloma | Russia | Light yellow, slightly mottled | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 |
| St. Laurent Marble | Near Laurens, Southern France | Dark-gray to black with scattered white and reddish-gold veins | |
| St. Lawrence Limestone | Minnesota, USA | Buff | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“A thinly bedded and closely-jointed buff magnesian limestone. Used for local work.”) |
| St. Lawrence Plain (location) | “Includes portions of Quebec and Ontario, Canada.” | “Includes portions of Quebec and Ontario, Canada, and is reported rich in marble deposits. (See Canadian Marbles.) (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| St. Luce Marble | “Quarried near St. Luce, Isere, France.” | “Fine uniform black. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Margit Limestone | Near Budapest, Austria | Cream | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLVI, No. 1, Jan., 1925 |
| St. Mary’s Church | “Near St. Mary’s Church, Devonshire, England, is located the Petitor Quarries.” | “Near St. Mary’s Church Devonshire, England, is located the Petitor Quarries that produce: Dove Happaway, Fossil Clouded Petitor, Gray Clouded Petitor, Red Petitor, Yellow Clouded Petitor.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| St. Mary’s Limestone | Perth County, Ontario, Canada | Light gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 4, April, 1924 (“It is readily cut and is widely used for building and cut stone work in Southeastern Ontario.”) |
| St. Maurice Marbles | “Quarried at or near St. Maurice, near Gap, in the Upper Alps, France.” | “Gap, in the Upper Alps, France. See Cipollino de St. Maurice and Eglier du Roi. Other marbles from this section are generally white tinged with pink and green. (Blagrove.)” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| St. Maximin | “See Jaune Ambre.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St Maximin RF Limestone | France | (5) | |
| St. Meme Limestone | “Quarried at Charie, France.” | “White.” | “Soft stone.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Michel | “See Gris St. Michel.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Palais Quarries (location) | “See Amaranthe D’Osserain.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Pallaye Marble | “ St. Pallaye Quarries in Cher, France.” | “Red with white veins. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Paul Marble | “St. Paul Quarry in the lower Alps. “ | “Dark purple with spots of violet. (Blagrove.)” | “See Portor de St. Paul and Vert Maurin.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Paul Island (location) | “See Labradorite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Pedro | “See Preto De Cintra.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Pierre Aigle Limestone | France | (5) | |
| St. Pierre Canivet Stone | “See Aubigny Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Point Lake (location) | “The Vaux Quarries on the Jura Mountains, producing Jaune Lamartine are near the Lake of St. Point.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Pons Marble | “Quarried at St. Pons, Herault, France.” | “White of inferior quality. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Quentin | “See Eschaillon.” from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Remy Marbles | “Quarried in Bouches-du-Rhone, France.” | “Most kinds exhibit combinations of white, yellow and red.” | “Blagrove says: ‘This name is given to a variety of marbles quarried in Bouches-du-Rhone, france. Most kinds exhibit combinations of white, yellow or red, and are very beautiful. One variety is found at Aiguiliere, near Tarascon, and another at Oreilles.’” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Remy Quarries | “See Bleu St. Remy, Griotte St. Remy, Royal St. Remy.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Romain (Breche) | “Quarried at St. romain, Cote d’Or, France.” | “Dull brick-red with fragments of light yellow. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Saveur Marble (Statuary) | “Quarried at St. Saveur, Eastern Pyrenees, France. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| St. Sebastien Gray Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| St. Serges Marbles | “Quarried at St. Serges, Sarthe, France.” | “Black and white veins. An encrinal marble of red, gray, and brown, a reddish madrepore is also quarried here. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Silvester | “Quarried near Villa Nova d’Ourem, Portugal.” | “Light pink interlaced with red and pink veins and broad white veins.” | “St. Silvester or St. Sylvestre...Takes good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Sylvestre | “See St. Silvester. St. Beaume from the Aure Valley, Dordogne, France, is known in England as St. Sylvestre.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Simon Marble | “St. Simon Quarries, Lot, France.” | “Variegated gray, yellow and red. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Thomas-Lila Marble | Mexico | (5) | |
| St. Ubes | “At Setubal or St. Ubes, Arrabida marble is quarried which is known also as St. Ives.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| St. Urcisse Marble | “ St. Urcisse Quarries, Tarn, France.” | “Grayish white with gray veins. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Veran Serpentine | “Quarried at St. Veran in the Upper Alps, France.” | “Light green variegated. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Vincent Marble | “Quarried at St. Vincent ’s Rocks, near Bristol, England.” | “Undulating bands of pale flesh-pink tinged with yellow bnds of light iridescent, drabbish brown and with veins of rose and dark wine red. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| St. Vincent Marble | “Quarried in the Lower Alps, France.” | “White mingled with pink and yellow. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Staffordshire Alabaster | “See Alabaster, English.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA)(from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Stainton Sandstone | Stainton Quarry, Barnard Castle, Durham, UK | Buff | Quarried in the area since around 1600 (2) |
| Stainz Granite | Austria | Dark green | |
| Stalactite (Stalattite) | Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy | Interior (12) | |
| Stalactite du Bedat (Onyx) | “Quarried near Bagneres-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrenees, France.” | “Orange color with numerous veins of milky white, amber and brown.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Stalagmite du Bedat (Onyx) | “Quarried near Bagneres-de-Bigorre, Hautes-Pyrenees, France.” | “Bright golden color, slightly mottled.” | “Stalagmite du Bedat or Golden Onyx.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Stalatite (Cedar Onyx) | (8) (antique marble) | ||
| Stalattite Giallo-Ambra Marble | Trieste, Italy | Interior veneer (11) | |
| Stamatovouni | “Same as White Pentelic.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Standard Blue Marble | “Quarried at West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Bluish, not very dark, with scattered white spots or blotches, and clouds and veins of darker blue gray.” | “Takes medium polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Standard Blue Marble | Vermont, USA | Blue or bluish color with blotches of darker blue. | Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. (10) |
| Standard Green Marble | “Quarried at West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Varied with fields of light green, smaller ones of white and pinkish white, or light bluish white, with winding veins blending into clouds, and occasionally bands of pinkish white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Standard Green Marble | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | Various “shades or tints of green, pink, light blue and spots of white” | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10) |
| Standard Gray Marble | Vermont, USA | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (monumental marble) (10) | |
| Standard White Marble | Dorset, Vermont, USA | White ground with a light cream shade, some clouds or stripes and streaks of a dark material. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10) |
| Stanhope Black | “Same as Frosterley.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Stanstead Granite (AKA Stanstead Gray Granite) | Stanstead, Quebec, Canada | Very light gray | Quarried by Rock of Ages Corp. (1) |
| Stanley's Quarry Bed 1 (Campden Limestone) Stanley's Quarry Bed 2 (Campden Limestone) Stanley's Quarry Bed 4 (Campden Limestone) | Stanley's Quarry Northwick Estate, Upton Wold, Moreton-in-the-Marsh, Glos., UK | "Quarry has been in production for more than 100 years" oolithic limestone (2) | |
| Stanstead Granite | Vermont, USA | Gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 3, Mar., 1924 (for monumental work) |
| Stanton Moor Sandstone | Dale View/Palmer's Quarry Grangemill, Matlock, Derbyshire | Moor is a buff and pink/buff | (2) |
| Star Galaxy Granite | India | (5) | |
| Star Green Granite | India | Interior (12) | |
| Stark Granite | Stark, New Hampshire (Dawson Quarry), USA | Medium pinkish gray | Biotite-muscovite granite (constructional granite) |
| Starry Amphobolite | Addington County, Ontario, Canada | “The polished surface presents the appearance of a series of stars, juxtaposed, in shades of green....” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 5, May, 1924 (“A very compact and tough aggregation of blades of actinolite, arranged in a radiating manner around centers averaging three-quarters of an inch apart...Quarries not operated at present. (circa 1924)”) |
| Statuario Venato Carrara Marble | Carrara, Italy | Interior and exterior marble (11) | |
| Statuary Cipollino Marble | “Blagrove mentions this marble as coming from Mt. Pentelicus in Greece.” | “The White Pentelic (which is also known as Stamatovouni) has been referred to as a Cipollino, and is probably identical with what Blagrove calls Statuary Cipollino.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Statuary Marble | “Generally Statuary Marble is understood to mean a clear white fine-grain marble, but there are a number of colored marbles that are considered Statuary Marble because of their extensive use for statuary purposes.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Statuary Marble | “Statuary or Statuary Vein. See Italian Statuary, Parian Statuary, Vermont Statuary.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Statuary Pencil Vein Marble (Italian) | Italy | “White statuary with bluish veins from fine to rather wide flat veins.” | “White statuary with bluish veins from fine to rather wide flat veins. When the veins are all fine, it is sometimes called Statuary Pencil Veined.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Statuary Pyrenees | “See Pyrenees Statuary.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Statuary Rutland Marble | “Quarried at West Rutland, Vermont.” USA | “Milk white with only a few not very conspicuous spots.” | “Statuary Rutland or Rutland Statuary...Takes medium polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Statuary Rutland Marble | Mostly at West Rutland and a little at Brandon, Vermont, USA | Clear white. | Quarried in Western Vermont ca 1932. (10) |
| Statuary Vein Marble | “Statuary or Statuary Vein. See Italian Statuary, Parian Statuary, Vermont Statuary.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Statuary Vein Marble (Italian) | Italy | “White statuary with bluish veins from fine to rather wide flat veins.” | “White statuary with bluish veins from fine to rather wide flat veins. When the veins are all fine, it is sometimes called Statuary Pencil Veined.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Staverton Marble | “Quarried in Derbyshire, England.” UK | “Dove-colored, and red and white.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Staverton Marble | “Quarried at Staverton in Devonshire, England.” UK | “Black with large white veins.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Stazzemma Breche | “See Breche Stazzemma.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Stazzema Breccia Marble (Breccia Stazzema) | Tuscany, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Ste. Genevieve Clair Marble (St. Genevieve Clair Marble) | “Ozora Quarries, near St. Genevieve, Missouri.” USA | “Slightly mottled cream, tan and buff.” | “Takes good polish.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Ste. Genevieve Clear Marble | Ozora Marble Quarries Co. Quarry “on the southeast bank of Saline Creek...about two miles south of Ozora.” Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA. | “White, slightly pinkish.” | “Highly crystalline, chert-free limestone.” (from Geology of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, by Stuart Weller and Stuart St. Clair, Vol. XXII, Second Series, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, Rolla, Missouri, 1928.) |
| Ste. Genevieve Golden Vein Marble | Ozora Marble Quarries Co. Quarry “on the southeast bank of Saline Creek...about two miles south of Ozora.” Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA. | “Polished slabs of this marble are light gray in color, with a light brownish cast. The color of the irregular veining, and the darker colored fossils stand out in pleasing contrast to the lighter gray of the rock.” | (from Geology of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, by Stuart Weller and Stuart St. Clair, Vol. XXII, Second Series, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, Rolla, Missouri, 1928.) |
| Ste. Genevieve Rose Marble | Ozora Marble Quarries Co. Quarry, “located on the southeast bank of Saline Creek...about two miles south of Ozora,” Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, USA | “Gray to pink and red crystalline limestone.” | (from Geology of Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, by Stuart Weller and Stuart St. Clair, Vol. XXII, Second Series, Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, Rolla, Missouri, 1928.) |
| Ste. Genevieve Rose Marble (St. Genevieve Rose Marble) | “Ozora Quarries, near St. Genevieve, Missouri.” USA | “Mottled yellow, purplish white and decided rose.” | “Takes good polish.” ( from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Ste. Genevieve Stones | Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri, USA | See: Saint Genevieve County, Missouri, USA | |
| Ste. Genevieve Sandstone | Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, USA | ||
| Steatite (Soapstone) (definition) | India; the Limbue quarries on Lake Nyasa, Central Africa; quarries near Kubdol, Idar State, Bombay Presidency, India. | “Steatite, talc, or soapstone is a magnesian silicate extremely soft, greasy to the touch and does not polish. This stone has been used for carved work and statuary purposes for at least five thousand years among the natives of Egypt, China, and India. In India a variety known as ‘Pratima Culler,’ or Image Stone, is used exclusively for the manufacture of idols. Steatite from the LImbue quarries on Lake Nyasa, Central Africa, is a light grayish green with occasional clouded violet vines. this particular stone has been used for interior decoration. Steatite from quarries near Kubdol, Idar State, Bombay Presidency, India, in similar to the steatite just described but has more pronounced violet veins. The finer variety (Pratima Culler) is used for carving idols, and the coarser varieties are used for the making of pots and jars, and is known as Pot Stone.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Steigerwald Slate | Germany | (5) | |
| Stenopos Semi-White Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Stephano Quarries | “The Cherani quarries (producing Marmora marble) on the Island of Marmora are located at a point between sTephano and Galimi, and are sometimes called the Stephano quarries.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Sterzinger Marble (Statuary) | “Sterzing quarries, Vintschgau, Tyrol.” | “Clear white, but rather coarse saccharoidal texture. (Watson.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Stinkal Marble | “Quarried near Marquise, Pas-de-Calais, France.” | “Yellowish brown with brown spots. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Stinkal Dore Marble | “Quarried near Marquise, Pas-de-Calais, France.” | “Yellowish brown with golden tinge. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Stinkal Marbles | “In the vicinity of Marquise, Pas-de-Calais, France.” | “One is dark gray; another is whitish gray speckled.” | “This name is given to certain varieties of marble quarried in the vicinity of Marquise, Pas-de-Calais, France...See Napoleon Stinkal, Stinkal Dore.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Stockton Sandstone | Near Princeton and along the Delaware River, New Jersey, USA | ||
| Stoke Ground Stone | England | Light brown | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 10, Oct., 1924 (“A Bath oolite. this is a light brown in color of medim grain and somewhat open texture. Used for building and carved work.”) |
| Stoke Ground Limestone | Hayes Wood Mine, Limpley Stoke, Wilts, UK | Oolitic limestone (2) | |
| Stoke Hall Sandstone | Stoke Hall Quarry Grindleford, Hope Valley, Derbyshire,, UK | Fine to medium buff | Large quarry worked since 1835 (2) |
| Stone Creek Granite | Massachusetts, USA | Red and black veined | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (for monumental and building work) |
| Stone Mountain Granite | Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA | Light gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (general building, heavy masonry, & monument work) |
| Stone of Purple | “According to Watson, Red Porphyry was known by the above name by Byzantine writers.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Stone of Rome | “Same as Stone of Purple. Known by this name by Byzantine writers.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Stoney Coombe Marble | “Stoney Coombe quarries, near Ippleton, Devonshire, England.” UK | “Red and gray with light pink veinings. The markings show traces of fossils.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Stony Tuff | “See Volcanic Tuff.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| "Stonington Granite" | Deer Isle, Maine (See: Deer Isle Granite. The name "Stonington Granite" is not the correct name for the granite quarried in Deer Isle/Crotch Island area.), USA | ||
| Stonington Pink Gray Granite | Maine, USA | Pinkish and lavender tinted medium gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (biotite granite; for building & monumental work) |
| Stoneraise Red Sandstone | Craggnock Quarry, near Penrith, Cumbria Bolehill Quarry, Wingerworth, Derbyshire, UK | Pale red or dark pink in colour | "used for buildings since at least 1900" (3) |
| Stonington Granite | Maine (Stonington), USA | Gray | |
| Stony Creek Granite | New Haven County, Connecticut, USA | Large pink feldspar crystals in a gray mass of small crystals | |
| Stony Creek Granite | New Haven County, Connecticut, USA | Large pink feldspar crystals in a gray mass of small crystals | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 1, Jan., 1924 (biotite granite; for building & monumental work) |
| Storm King Granite | New York, USA | Grayish or reddish with streaks, dikes and irregular bodies of reddish pematite | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 (somewhat gneissoid) |
| Strath Parish Marbles | “See Skye Marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Straw-Green Breccia | “Same as Verde di Pagliocca.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Straw Yellow Chiampo Marble (Chiampo Paglierino) | Veneto, Italy | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Strazzema Brecia | “See Breccia Violetto.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Strazzema Quarries | “See Breccia Violetto.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Streaky Gray | “See Gris Panache.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Streamstown Quarries | “See Connemara, Connemara Dark, Connemara Light, Pinka Grenna.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Streatlam Buff Sandstone | Streatlam Buff Quarry Dunhouse Quarry Works, Staindrop Darlington, County Durham, England The quarry is situated at Moresby, Whitehaven. | Pale yellow with brown staining liesegang rings. | (2) |
| Stresa Pink Granite | Brazil | (5) | |
| Striato Verde Piemonte Marble | Cuneo, Italy | Interior (11) | |
| Striped Bocadillo | West Rutland, Vermont, USA | White ground with stripes or clouds of a light green or rarely dark green. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932, Interior marble. (10) |
| Striped Granitello (Barge) | Cuneo, Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Striped Ofanto | Bari (Canosa) Apulia Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Strzelin Granite | Germany | (5) | |
| Stukely or Light Jaune Royal Marble | “Stukely Quarry, Quebec Province, Canada.” | “Cream-colored, with greenish-yellow veins and markings.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sturgeon Bay Limestone | Wisconsin, USA | Buff to bluish gray | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLIV, No. 12, Dec., 1923 (“...used for piers, rip-rap, rubble, etc.”) |
| Styra Cipollino | “Same as Cipollino (Greek). (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Styria Cipollino Marble | “See Ausseer, Kainachthaler.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sudanese Marble | (See the individual entries for the description of these stones.) | “According to Watson, from whom this list is taken, the Sudanese quarries are near Summit Station, about thirty miles inland from the Red Sea, in Sudan, Africa. Sudanese Gray or Las Gray Sudanese, Sudanese Pink, Sudanese White.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Sudanese Pink Marble | “According to Watson, from whom this list is taken, the Sudanese quarries are near Summit Station, about thirty miles inland from the Red Sea, in Sudan, Africa.” | “Pink color, also coarsely crystalline, inclined to be laminated and unsuitable for delicate carved work.” | Sudanese Gray or Las Gray Sudanese (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sudanese White Marble | “According to Watson, from whom this list is taken, the Sudanese quarries are near Summit Station, about thirty miles inland from the Red Sea, in Sudan, Africa.” | “White with faint suggestion of pink appearing in places. Were it not for its extreme hardness this variety might well be included among the Statuary marbles.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sui Hing Quarries | “See Chinese Black, Chinese Black and White, Chinese Breccia, Chinese Variegated, Chinese White.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sumas Sky Beige Granite | Canada | (5) | |
| Summit Hill Quarries | “See Sudanese marbles.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sunday Stone | “‘Dr. Buckland’s famous Sunday Stone was a stalagmite of limited dimensions as he explained, deposited by water, which draining from the coal mine, showed for the most part dirty layers, but also occasional white seams, for Sundays and cock-fighting days, when there were no workmen in the mine to trample about and stain the water.’ (T. R. Jones, Proc. Geological Assn., 1884, Vol. VIII, p. 369.)” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sungmosa Marble | “Quarried in the Rawulpindi District, Punjab, India.” | “Deep black, fine grained. (Watson.)” | “Takes good polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sunny Cross Cut Marble | Egypt | (5) | |
| Sunny Normal Marble | Egypt | (5) | |
| Sunrise Red Marble | Greece | (5) | |
| Sunset Beige Granite | Marble Falls, Texas, USA | Beige | Quarried by Texas Granite(1) |
| Sunset Marble | Australia | Light yellow | (5) |
| Sunset Red Granite | Marble Falls, Texas, USA | Pinkish red | Quarried by Texas Granite(1) |
| Sunset Rose Marble | “Quarried on the Vel Fjord near Dunderland, Norway.” | “Pink with white and green mottling and clouds.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sunstone | Along the northeast shore of Lake Huron and in Refrew County, Ontario, Canada | “Flesh-red feldspar, shining with golden points....” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 5, May, 1924 |
| "Suntan Cross Cut" Travertine | Montana, USA | Montana Travertine (3) | |
| "Suntan Fleuri" Travertine | Montana, USA | Montana Travertine (3) | |
| Superior Green | Isabella, Minnesota, USA | Green | Quarried by Cold Spring Granite Co. (1) |
| Susa Green (Bussoleno/Susa) | Torino, Piedmont Region, Italy | (12) | |
| Susanne (location) | “Local name for Rose des Alpes.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sussex | “Gorlinger quarries, near East Grinstead, Sussex, England.” UK | “One variety is light blue gray, containing fresh water shells. Another is greenish gray with shells as above; while the third variety is reddish brown with shells. (Extract from Watson.)” | “Sussex or Petworth and Bethersden.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sussex Blue Limestone | Sussex County, New Jersey, USA | Blue | |
| Sutherland Falls (location) | “Former name of Proctor, Vermont.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Sutherland Falls Light Marble | Vermont, USA | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (monumental marble) (10) | |
| Sutherland Falls Dark Mourning Vein Marble | Vermont, USA | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., 1932. (monumental marble) (10) | |
| Sutherland Falls Marble | “Formerly quarried at the Sutherland Falls or Proctor quarry at Proctor, Vermont.” | “Was of several varieties of white variegated, one of which was bluish white with thin dark gray spots and bands.” | “The quarry is not in use at present.” (circa 1920s) (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sutherland Falls Marble | Proctor, Vermont, USA | Calcite marble of bluish-white color with thin dark-gray spots and bands | Similar in color to the Riverside Marble, Proctor, Vermont |
| Suttoe Marble | Hungary | (5) | |
| Sutto Quarries | “See Piszko Sutto Rot.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Suzon Marble | “Suzon quarries in Cote d’Or, France.” | “Varied shades of gray and light brown. (Blagrove.)” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Swaledale Fossil Limestone | Barton near Scotch Corner, UK quarry is just to the east of Scotch Corner in North Yorkshire | "Range in colour from blue to beige and contains many large fossils" | (2) |
| Swango | “Swango Quarry, Dorsetshire, England.” UK | “Three varieties are described by Watson as follows: Light blue-gray, greenish-gray, or reddish brown.” | “Purbeck or Swango. Consists chiefly of fresh-water shells.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Swanage Quarries | “See Purbeck.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Swansea White Marble | Inyo County, California USA | White | Inyo Marble Company Quarry |
| Swanton Dove Marble (a limestone) | East of Swanton, Vermont, USA | Gray ground with white or very light drab clouds or spots. | Quarried by the Vermont Marble Co., at some time prior to 1932. (10) |
| Swanton Black | “Quarried on the Isle La Motte in Lake Champlain, Vermont.” | “Dark grayish black.” | “Swanton Black or Ebony, Isle La Mott, Vermont Black, Fish Black...Takes low polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Swanton Dove Marble | “Quarried at Swanton, Vermont.” USA | “Drab or bluish gray varied by pure white veins or occasional white spots.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Swanton Marbles | “See Jasper, Lyonnaise, Olive, Oriental, Swanton Black, Royal Red, Vermont Verde Antique.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Swaziland | “See Verdite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Swedish Green | “See Ringborg Green.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Swedish Green (G Quarry) Marble | Sweden | (8) (antique marble) | |
| Swedish Imperial Red Granite | Sweden | Interior and exterior (12) | |
| Swedish Marbles | Sweden | “Sweden is fairly rich in marbles of various colors, only a few of which are used for interior decoration.” | “See Ringborg Green.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Swenson Gray Granite | Concord, New Hampshire, USA | Light gray | Quarried by Swenson Granite Co., Inc. (1) |
| Swenson Light Woodbury | Woodbury, Vermont, USA | Gray | Quarried by Swenson Granite Co., Inc. (1) |
| Swine Cove Marble | “Quarried near Knoxville, Tennessee.” USA | “This slightly variegated pink Tennessee marble is no longer available.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Swiss Cipollino | “See Cipollino (Swiss).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Swiss Grand Antique | “Swiss Grand Antique or Grand Antique. See Cipollino (Swiss).” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Switzerland Marbles | Switzerland | “‘True crystalline marble is rare in Switzerland.’ (Watson.) Cipollino Swiss is an exception. The other marbles listed are compact limestones, but inasmuch as they will take a good polish they are classed as marbles. See Soleure Cream, Soleure Gray, Soleure Yellow, Vionnaz, Villeneuve.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Sycamore Limestone | Oklahoma, USA | ||
| Sydney Green Granite | Australia | (5) | |
| Syene | “Ancient name of town now called Assouan, Upper Egypt.” | “See Egyptian Granite.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Syenite | “Same as Egyptian Granite. This name is also applied to granites of like formation which occur in various parts of the world. Different varieties of the ancient Syenite Granite were known to the Romans as Granite Rosso, etc.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Syenite (Granite) | New York, USA | “dark to very dark green on rock face and polished surfaces, but gray green on hammered work” | Stone Magazine, Vol. XLV, No. 2, Feb., 1924 |
| Syenite Rose d'Egypte Granite | Upper Egypt | ||
| Sylvan Green Marble | “Quarried at Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania.” USA | “Bright variegated green.” | “Also known as Pennsylvania Green, American Green, Schyers Green...Takes medium polish.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Sykesville Gneiss | Montgomery County Near the Potomac, Maryland, USA | Dark gray | (9) First quarried commercially as "granite" May have been known as "Potomac Bluestone" |
| Sylacauga Marble | Sylacauga, Alabama, USA | Colored in pastel shades of pinks, buffs, yellows, tans and light blues | |
| Sylvia Marble | Egypt | (5) | |
| Synnada Marble | “Quarried near ancient Synnada (modern Docimium) in Asia Minor.” | “A variety of ancient marbles was quarried known as Synnadic, Synnadicum, Phyrgian, Pavonazetto, and many other names. The only ones of which we have a description are those listed under Palombino and Pavonazetto. Some writers place the site of ancient Synnada at modern Kara-Hissar, Asia Minor ; but Afiun Kara-Hissar, which is probably the town referred to, is much farther from the western coast of Asia Minor than the generally accepted location of the quarry site.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | |
| Syout (Alabaster or Onyx) | “See Egyptian Alabaster.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) | ||
| Syra Marble | “Quarried on the Island of Syra or Syros (not Skyros ) in about the center of the Cyclades, Ǽgean Sea. According to the American consulate at Athens about 300 tons of marble are produced on the island annually.” | “One variety is white; another is white and pink.” | (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
| Syria | “See Mizzeh Yahudi.” (from “List of the World’s Marbles,” Throvgh The Ages, mag., (circa 1920) Nat. Assoc. of Marble Dealers/MIA) |
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