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Exploited intermittently and then closed in 1948, the quarry was reopened in 2012 when the Italian company Escavamar purchased the operating rights with the goal of providing high-quality marble in measured quantities to a luxury and high-end clientele. In 2015, Escavamar officially registered the trademark "Grand Antique d'Aubert". [3]
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Marble from Fauske Municipality in Norway Blocks of Carrara marble in Italy. The following is a list of various types of marble according to location. (NB: Marble-like stone which is not true marble according to geologists is included, but is indicated by italics with geologic classification given as footnote.
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[5] [6] Marble production in America began in Akron, Ohio, in 1884, and became mass-produced in the same place in 1900 [7] with the help of Samuel Dyke. [8] Collecting marbles continued to rise in popularity throughout America after the turn of the 20th century. [9]
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Verd antique is used like marble especially in interior decoration and occasionally as outdoor trim, although the masses are frequently jointed and often only small slabs can be secured. The ancient Romans quarried it especially at Casambala, near Larissa, Thessaly, in Greece. [8] This variety was known as marmor thessalicum or
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