To design and create a stunning and attractive space in the home environment, it is necessary to use different elements. Components that can play a prominent role in decoration. One of these elements is marble stones, which inherently have spectacular designs and veins.

Today, the use of these stones in different parts of the decoration creates a different look. Because of the popularity of this type of stone in modern decoration design, it is better to know more about it. In this article, the characteristics of different types of black marble and its sources in different regions of the world are introduced:

What is black marble?

All marble stones are the result of recrystallization of calcium carbonate and other minerals such as clay, mica, etc. These materials change under conditions of high temperature and pressure and eventually form continuous crystals of calcite.

 Black marble crystallizes under similar conditions and forms a stone with a black background and light streaks. The appearance of marble stones originates from the composition of their raw materials. The presence of a significant amount of graphite in the composition of black marble or "Black Marble" is the main reason for the black background in this stone.

Types of black marble

Black marble generally has the main subgroups of Levadia, Nromarquina and Calatorao, the characteristics of each of which you will learn more about below;

• LEVADIA BLACK MARBLE

The stone is essentially a type of Greek marble with intricate white-gray veins formed in a smoky background design. Levadia marble is also known as "Titanium Black marble" because of its black design.

• NERO MARQUINA MARBLE black marble

This stone, often known as nero marble, is a type of high-intensity marble that has extraordinary strength. Nero marble has irregular white lines on a black background. The most important source of this stone is located in the Basque Country in France.

• CALATORAO black marble

This type of black marble with its extraordinary resistance to environmental factors can be used as flooring in open spaces. The main quarry is located in Zaragoza, Spain.

• GOLDEN BLACK MARBLE

In addition to the two mentioned cases, there is another type of black marble that has received a lot of attention due to its attractive appearance. Black background with white quartz and gold streaks are the hallmarks of this marble market.

Due to the high strength of this stone, it can be used for wall and floor coverings inside and outside. This stone is mainly used indoors to cover floors and walls, kitchen tables and countertops, fireplaces and foundations of other parts of the house. It is one of the most important sources of this stone in Iran. Hence, it is also called Iranian Golden Marble or Black Marshall Robat Morad Marble.

Countries producing black marble

China, Iran, Turkey, Egypt, Spain and Italy are currently the largest holders of marble quarries in the world. Among these, the major quarries that exist in different parts of the world have been registered in Iran, Spain, Italy and China.

• China: High-quality marble existed in China is often of the Narmarkoina marble type. Jianxi, Tangshan, Guangzhou and Hebei are some of the famous provinces producing black marble in China.

• Turkey: Other prominent black marble quarries include Antalya black marble in Turkey. Turkey is one of the largest exporters of marble, granite and marble in the world.

Italy: Italy has always been famous for its valuable mining of ornamental stones. The history of mining ornamental stones in this country dates back to more than 300 years. VR and Porto Venere are black restoration quarries in this country.

Spain: The Calatorao quarry in Zaragoza is one of the most important black marble quarries in Spain.

Greece: The island of Crete Greece is the largest island in the country with high quality black marble quarries.

Pakistan: Pakistan is one of the countries producing black marble. The land of Baluchistan is one of the famous mining areas of this stone. Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran have rich ornamental stone quarries due to their location in a similar geographical area.

• Iran: The most important black marble quarries in Iran are introduced below.

Black marble quarries in Iran

The geological features of the vast land of Iran show that this country had an extraordinary position for the formation of marble stones. Over the years, important quarries have been found throughout the country through careful surveys.

Each of these quarries contains a different type of marble, which in addition to meeting domestic needs, a significant share of which is allocated to exports. Among these precious stones, we can mention black marble.

Exact statistics on the number of active black marble quarries cannot be announced at this time. Because some quarries have not yet been fully activated or registered. But the most important black marble quarries in Iran can be mentioned as follows:

• Robat Morad Marble Mine

The valuable quarry, which is located in the village of Robat Morad in the central province, is the site of the extraction of a huge amount of Golden Marshall marble. This black marble, known for its golden streaks, has a conglomerate texture.

Kashan Golden Black quarry

One of the most important reserves of black marble in Iran is located in Asan region of Kashan city. The black marble extracted from this quarry is of the Golden Black type and is known under the Golden Black brand of Kashan. This marble is of high quality and has been considered by many decoration designers.

• Mako Black Marble quarry

The Mako Black Marble quarry, located in the Mako Free Zone in West Azerbaijan, has been registered with a reserve of more than 200,000 tons of black marble. The quality of the stone extracted from this quarry is equal to the imported samples. To date, this quarry has provided an important part of the country's needs.

• Black Arta Marble

Black Arta marble is another producer of marble in Iran, whose quarry is located in Nehbandan city of South Khorasan. The black background with white and gold streaks has given a special beauty to this marble.