Creole marble
Creole marble, also called Georgia creole or Georgia marble, is a marble from quarries in Pickens County, Georgia, United States.[1] 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.[2]
The portal to the Bok Tower shows blue-and-white Creole marble as well as the pink Etowah marble
Creole marble sample
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
See also
- Georgia Marble Company: a creole marble quarry
References
- "Material Name:Creole marble". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
- "Marble Restoration & Polishing". Tuesday, 10 November 2020
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