The quarries of this marble are located in volakas which is what gives it its name.
Volakas marble vs carrara.
Whiter background colour and very catchy veins pattern.
Volakas marble is a greek white marble.
Some of the best uses for this white marble include countertops backsplashes fireplaces shower walls and tile flooring.
That s why actually calacatta gold or normal calacatta cost at least 4 times more than carrara marble.
The backsplash has an overall gray tone and provides the color in this white kitchen.
White marble with fine light grey veins.
Although this marble has some large and dramatic veining like calacatta it is grayer and also has many fine feathery lines.
You can spot carrara marble by looking at the type of veining contrasted against the white light gray background as it s typically thin linear and feathery versus dark sharp and bold.
True to its name carrara marble is quarried in northern tuscany italy in the.
It is one of the most know wite marbles in the world.
With the 4 quarries that are connected as one huge the f h l.
The carrara of greece.
Having an all white background with beautiful grey or brown veins is also why the volakas marble is known as the carrara of greece.
Carrara marble has soft veining and is takes on a blue gray appearance.
Kiriakidis group has managed to control 85 of the total volakas marble production worldwide.
The gray background of this marble shows off subtle gray flecks and feathery linear veining.
See marmol s bianco carrara marble.
There are calacatta marbles with intricate veining as seen in our calacatta gold marble for the detail oriented or larger bold veining featured in our calacatta lincoln for a striking appearance and even linear veining seen in our calacatta marble for something unique.
In comparison to other marbles carrara has a more subtle appearance.
There are approximately 10 active quarries of the material.
We work quite a lot with both marble and i just would like to specify that people tend to prefer calacatta over carrara marble and the reason is simple.
Quarries of volakas marble.
The truth is that calacatta marble is the most sought after material in the natural stone universe.