Iranian Marbles

Partavousi Marble:

Partavousi marble is one of the special and attractive marble types. The background color is cream, pink, gray, etc. with dark lines and patterns has increased this stone beauty along with its reasonable price. Yazd and Arsanjan quarries (Fars province) are among this stone best types.

The Yazd stone background is very bright and its designs are more crowded, but the Arsanjan stone patterns are less and it background is darker.

This stone texture is relatively dense and its water absorption is limited. The most common Partavousi marble stone use is in parking lot wall and staircase, stair floor stone and residential buildings flooring.

Using this stone in the environment due to its attractive design and role warms the space and creates a nature sense, but due to the background busy design, it is recommended to avoid using it on the small spaces carpet floor. In general, the stones use with many patterns and patterns, especially the dark ones, in small spaces is not very favorable in the viewer eyes due to the smaller space.

Khoi Marble (West Azerbaijan):

Khoi marble has a high resistance due to its compact and dense texture. The resistance, beauty and low water absorption of this stone has led to its widespread use in flooring in high-traffic areas despite its relatively high price. This stone is available in three types: cream, olive and gold, each of which has its own design and color. Better grades do not have impurity streaks, and in weaker grades, streaks can be seen on the stone surface.

The dominant background is green sandstone, which tends to be lighter in quality and dark green in weaker varieties. In addition to this, silk stone with a light brown background and very beautiful diagonal veins is also queried  from Khoi quarries.

The very attractive color and design of this stone, along with its bright background, has made it very popular for use in the residential units carpet floors.

It is also queried  from Khoy Sang red quarries. This stone has a dark and bright red background color with white and pink streaks spread on the stone surface, which is mainly used for floor carpets and staircase walls due to its good compressive strength.

Nemin Marble:

Nemin marble quarries are located in Ardabil province near Nemin city. The background color is light cream with white and gray streaks and in some cases, orange is the reason for this stone beauty along with its suitable hardness.

Concentrated white halos can be seen in parts of this stone, which is also known as ice flower. The bright color of the background, good resistance, high polishing ability, and low porosity are the characteristics of this stone, which despite its relatively high price, has made it a suitable option for high traffic areas.

Chehrak Marble:

This stone quarries are located in Yazd and Fars provinces (Bowanat city). Charak marble is available in cream-pink and cream-olive colors. Its background color is cream, and pink or olive-green halos are spread on its surface in the waves form. This stone has good maintenance and has little porosity. In its processing, colorless mastic or in harmony with the background color is used to fill the very fine veins on the stone surface. Cream-pink cherak marble is one of the most common marbles due to its special beauty and relatively cheap price. This stone most common use is in interior walls and floor carpets.

Kashan Cream Marble:

Kashan marble has a dark and light cream and gray background color, and there are brown halos throughout it. The special color and design of the veins evokes the pattern of the desert and for this reason it is also known as desert marble. This stone premium varieties have a brighter background and no impurity streaks, but its weaker faces are darker and have white lines and halos. This stone is mainly used in floor carpets and interior walls in the form of 40 lengths.

Diplomat Marble:

Diplomat marble is queried  from the Fars province quarries. Its background color is relatively light cream to gray and streaks and patterns with different birch color shades stand out on it. This stone is produced in two types, crowded and relatively quiet with less patterns (so-called large flower and small flower). However, in general, the Diplomat marble background is dark and crowded and should be used with caution on the small spaces carpet floor. This marble is processed from 40 lengths up to khaki and even slabs, and its use in the parking lot wall, staircase body, and even as a floor stone adds beauty and charm to the space.

Gohare Marble:

Gohare stone marble is queried  from quarries around Khorramabad city in Lorestan province. Its background color is light to dark cream and its weaker varieties have dark and gray streaks. Due to the large export market, mainly this stone high-quality varieties are exported in the raw slabs form and large blocks, and most of its weaker grades are sold in the domestic market. Therefore, among the general public, Gohares are found as a completely ordinary stone without attractive features and can only be used in buildings with ordinary or even low-level joinery. The Gohare stone pressure resistance is suitable and therefore it is widely used in public places, offices and schools as wall coverings, floor carpets and stairs. Low porosity, uniform design and reasonable price are this stone advantages, and in contrast to normal maintenance and not very high resistance to moisture, it is one of its disadvantages. Therefore, it is recommended to avoid using the Gohare in open spaces and exposed to high humidity due to its calcareous texture.

Simakan Marble:

There are 30 marble quarries in Fars province. This stone background color is dark to light cream and white and brown lines and streaks are scattered on its surface. This stone quality varieties are brighter and have less white halos. Low water absorption, good compressive strength and high maintenance are the Simakan stone characteristics, and for this reason, it is mainly used in 40x40cm and 60x60cm sizes for floors, walls and stairs.

Paradise Marble (Senator):

Paradise marble is one of the beautiful marble types, which is mainly queried  from the Isfahan quarries, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces. This stone background color varies from light to dark cream and has small white and brown streaks. The Paradise stone pattern is almost uniform and thin white lines are scattered on its surface. This stone resistance is relatively favorable and it is offered in length, order and even slabs. One of the most important senator marble uses is to use it in carpets on the floor and the staircase walls.

Sources

Cheraghi, A. (2017), visual and specialized guide to recognizing and choosing building stones, 120 pages.