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]

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

• Georgia Marble Company: a creole marble quarry

References

See also

• Georgia Marble Company
• Etowah marble
• List of types of marble