Creole marble

The portal to the Bok Tower shows blue-and-white Creole marble as well as the pink Etowah marble
Creole marble sample

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.

  1. ^ "Material Name:Creole marble". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved January 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Marble Restoration & Polishing". Tuesday, 10 November 2020