Natural stones for the bathroom

Each stone behaves differently in a bathroom. First the stones we carve today, then a guide to the marbles, quartzites, granites and other stones buyers ask about, with sourced properties, care and look-alikes. Compare them all in the stone facts table.

Stones we carve

• ArabescatoMarble; calcite or dolomite
• CalacattaBright white ground with bold gray, gold or charcoal veins
• CarraraWhite to blue-gray with soft, subtle gray veining
• MarbleMetamorphic; recrystallized calcite or dolomite
• Nero MarquinaBlack ground with white veins, sometimes heavy
• OnyxBanded calcium carbonate (calcite or aragonite), not silica
• TravertineSedimentary; calcium carbonate deposited from fresh water
• Verde AlpiDeep green, usually with lighter veining or mottling