Carrara is notable for its density and its grey veining. The quality of the stone is judged on the whiteness of the background and the definition of the veining. Italian white Carrara marble is graded at the quarry as either C or CD, where C has the whiter background and the CD is slightly greyer. So in other words the whiter the background of the stone then the higher the quality.
There are many varieties of Italian white marble that come from the Carrara region of Italy but the three most popular are Carrara, Statuario White and Calacata, all which are graded differently for the whiteness of the marble background and the movements of the veins.
Bianco Carrara – A ‘greyish white’ background with thin and feathered grey veining. There are various different types of Carrara we offer and below are some of the names.
White Carrara C, White Carrara C Extra, White Carrara C Extra 1st, White Carrara CD Extra, White Carrara CD Extra 1st, White Carrara Gioia Extra, White Carrara Gioia Extra 1st
Statuario White – Bright white background with thicker dark grey veining evenly spread out over the slab. There are two grades one called Statuario and the other Statuarietto, the better quality has less veins, evenly distributed across the slab face. There are a few different types of grades we can offer below.
Statuarietto Extra, Statuario, Statuario 1st, Statuario Extra 1st and Statuario Venato
Calacatta– A warm white/beige background with thick and thin veins of beige, light grey, green grey to blue grey. There are many varieties of Calacattaand below are some of the different types we can source.
Calacatta Colorado, Calacatta Oro, Calacatta Oro Borghini, Calacatta Oro Extra, Calacatta Rosato, Calacatta Vagli Oro and Calacatta Vaticano
