Marble guides: comparisons and prices
Side-by-side comparisons of the marbles we quarry and sell, and the starting prices of our list, written by the quarry owners. Every figure comes from our own price list and technical sheets.
By Fabrizio Musetti, Marmi di Carrara srl, quarry owners in Carrara since 1956.
Prices
Comparisons between marbles
- Calacatta vs Statuario vs Bianco Carrara
Calacatta, Statuario and Bianco Carrara are three white marbles of the Apuan Alps, quarried around Carrara. Bianco Carrara has a white to pearl-grey ground with soft, dif - Bianco Carrara C vs Bianco Carrara CD
Bianco Carrara C and CD are two commercial grades of the same marble, sorted by the whiteness of the ground. Grade C is the lightest, with a clear white ground and delica - Arabescato vs Calacatta
Arabescato and Calacatta are both white marbles of the Apuan Alps, but they read very differently. In Arabescato the grey veins close into rounded, irregular shapes on a - Statuario vs Statuarietto
Statuario and Statuarietto compared by the quarry owners: ground colour and veining, starting price per m², weight and the uses where each one works best. - Statuario vs Calacatta Oro
Statuario and Calacatta Oro compared by the quarry owners: ground colour and veining, starting price per m², weight and the uses where each one works best. - Calacatta Oro vs Calacatta Vagli
Calacatta Oro and Calacatta Vagli compared by the quarry owners: ground colour and veining, starting price per m², weight and the uses where each one works best. - Venatino vs Bianco Carrara
Venatino and Bianco Carrara compared by the quarry owners: ground colour and veining, starting price per m², weight and the uses where each one works best. - Bardiglio vs Bardiglio Imperiale
Bardiglio and Bardiglio Imperiale compared by the quarry owners: ground colour and veining, starting price per m², weight and the uses where each one works best. - Arabescato Vagli vs Arabescato Corchia
Arabescato Vagli and Arabescato Corchia compared by the quarry owners: ground colour and veining, starting price per m², weight and the uses where each one works best.
Comparisons between stone families
- Marble vs Granite
Marble and granite behave differently in a kitchen. Granite is harder (Mohs 6–7) and is not etched by lemon, vinegar or wine, so it needs the least care on a worktop. Mar - Marble vs Quartzite
Marble and Quartzite compared: typical hardness, water absorption and strength of each stone family, usual finishes and suitability use by use, with the stones of each fa - Granite vs Quartzite
Granite and Quartzite compared: typical hardness, water absorption and strength of each stone family, usual finishes and suitability use by use, with the stones of each f - Marble vs Travertine
Marble and Travertine compared: typical hardness, water absorption and strength of each stone family, usual finishes and suitability use by use, with the stones of each f - Marble vs Onyx
Marble and Onyx compared: typical hardness, water absorption and strength of each stone family, usual finishes and suitability use by use, with the stones of each family
Questions and answers
How do I get a price for one of these stones?
Tell us the stone, the sizes or the square metres, the finish and where it has to be delivered. Marmi di Carrara (Carrara, since 1956) replies with photos of the lots available now and a quotation for slabs, blocks or cut-to-size pieces.