Vermont Danby
White · soft gray · warm green-gray veins. American marble with a long civic and architectural history.
Best for: Baths, kitchens with patina, walls and fireplaces.
Watch for: American origin does not remove calcite's acid sensitivity.
- Rock
- marble
- How it formed
- Low-absorption Ordovician marble (the oldest underground quarry in operation).
- Minerals
- calcite, graphite
- Colours
- white, gray
- Veining
- gray, soft gold
- Well-known stones
- Danby White · Imperial Danby · Montclair Danby
- Note
- Less porous than Carrara.
Trade names are matched by rock family. The exact origin of a slab comes with its lot documents.
Stones from here
What comes out of Vermont (Danby).
Bethel White
Clean white-gray · fine black mineral points. A bright North American granite with unusually fine, consistent mineral grain.
Best for: Hard-working counters, floors, walls and exterior architecture.
Watch for: The commercial granite group includes several different geological rocks.
A stone from United States?
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