Creole marble
{{Short description|Marble from Georgia, United States}}
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Creole marble, also called Georgia creole or Georgia marble, is a marble from quarries in Pickens County, Georgia, United States.{{cite web| url=http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/record.asp?key=2170&subkey=2672&MaterialName=Marble&Description=&Composition=&CAS=&MohsHardness=&MeltingPoint=&MolecularWeight=&Density=&RefrIndex=&BoilingPoint=&OtherProperties=&Safety=&Authority=&Reference=&ImageName=&ImageCaption=&Search=Search&search_start=21&page=2| title=Material Name:Creole marble| publisher=Museum of Fine Arts, Boston| accessdate=January 17, 2011| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727082110/http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/record.asp?key=2170&subkey=2672&MaterialName=Marble&Description=&Composition=&CAS=&MohsHardness=&MeltingPoint=&MolecularWeight=&Density=&RefrIndex=&BoilingPoint=&OtherProperties=&Safety=&Authority=&Reference=&ImageName=&ImageCaption=&Search=Search&search_start=21&page=2| archivedate=July 27, 2011
}} It is coarse-grained, displays a white or gray background while veins or clouds are black or dark blue. Based on the tone and coloring it sold as Light Creole, Medium Creole, and Dark Creole.{{cite web| url=https://affordablemarblerestoration.com/fort-lauderdale-marble-natural-stone-restoration-polishing-cleaning-sealing-services/ |title= Marble Restoration & Polishing }} Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Creole marble has been used extensively in buildings and monuments in the United States.
Notable buildings with Creole marble
- United States Capitol, Washington, DC
- Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, Washington, DC
- John Adams Building, Washington, DC
- One Georgia Center, Georgia
- Carillon, Bok Tower Gardens, Florida
- Capitol of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico
See also
- Etowah marble
- Georgia Marble Company: a creole marble quarry
- List of types of marble