Introduction to Marble...
Marble is a natural product. It is a metamorphic rock that is mainly made up of calcium carbonate and is primarily limestone. Large pieces of rock are excavated and quarried all over the world. The earth’s surface also plays a big part to determine the streaking of colors in marble. Foreign materials in the earth’s core usually cause contamination. This also determines the streaking and clouding of colors in marble.
Marble is also highly prone to such things as acid and vinegar. If these products are spilt onto marble it can change the color of the tile instantly.
Marble Veining & Streaking
Marble is a very soft stone and when being produced in the earth’s surface many impurities can evolve. This is when veining through the marble is produced.
Marble tiles pavers vary in color due to the veining, streaking, and clouding. The most common color in marble tiles today is pure white streaked with a mixture of colors. These colors usually range from dusty pink, sage green, rusty red, gray, and mountain blue. Many colors can be streaked through marble tile pavers, crossing each other to create an elegant but unique paver.
The colors available today usually range from gray to white to off white, and generally containing streaking or veining throughout. This is why no marble tile paver will ever be identical in color. Unlike concrete pavers which are man made and can be produced in any color you may choose.
Colors
The great thing about marble is that colors will vary from paver to paver, because it is a natural product. However with concrete pavers for example, the colors can be made to suite your individual requirements.
Some of the colors available in Marble Tile Pavers today are:
Snow White
Cream Beige
Cappuccino Brown
Golden Sand
Red Rose
Lime Green
Black Knight.
Marble being very elegant in color can be applied just about anywhere inside and outside the home. The different streaks of colors through the marble give you the opportunity to match any color décor you desire. Marble can also be produced in a paver form, for those exterior projects, such as; patios, walkways, courtyards and verandahs. They can also be interlocked and used as a centrepiece for any space you desire. |