Stone Panel Information » colors https://www.stone-panel.com Real Stone. Real Strong. Real Thin. Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:01:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.42 Stone Names and Their Meanings https://www.stone-panel.com/info_stone/stone-names-and-their-meanings/ https://www.stone-panel.com/info_stone/stone-names-and-their-meanings/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:55:13 +0000 https://www.stone-panel.com/info_stone/stone-names-and-their-meanings/ Generally speaking, most stone quarries, companies, and factories use the generic name of the stone. The stone’s name can tell a lot about the stone. The most popular stones have a two word name and it is usually in Italian. The first word in the name usually means the color or texture and the second […]

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Here is a list of the Italian name of some stones and their English meaning:

 

Italian Word

English Word

Azzuro/Azul

Blue

Breccia

Rubble

Bianco

White

Fiore

Flower

Giallo

Yellow

Nero/Negro

Black

Oro

Gold

Perla

Pearl

Rosa

Pink

Rosso

Red

Verde

Green

So next time you hear a stone name like “Azul Macaubas” you will know that it is a blue stone quarried in the town of Macaubas. Some other examples would be:

 

  • Giallo Siena – a yellow marble that was extracted from a quarry in the province of Siena
  • Breccia Tavira – a stone found in the town of Tavira that has a broken texture
  • Fiore di Pesco Carnico – a stone with a flower texture that is found in the Carnia mountians
  • Negro Marquina – a black marble from the town of Marquina

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