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Geographical list of stone used for decorative purposes in construction and sculpture; currently or historically produced in various countries.

*For generic petrological rock types, see: List of rocks

Contents 1 Belgium 2 France 3 Greece 4 India 5 Israel 6 Poland 7 Italy 8 United Kingdom 9 See also

[edit] Belgium

• Limestone
  • Tournai limestone
  • Tournai marble

[edit] France

• Limestone
  • Caen stone
  • Pierre de Comblanchien see also Côte d'Or (escarpment)
  • Tuffeau stone

[edit] Greece

• Verde Antico

[edit] India

See Stones of India

• Marble
• Granite
• Sandstone
• Slate
• Flaggy Limestone

[edit] Israel

• Limestone/Dolomite
  • Jerusalem stone

[edit] Poland

• Sandstone
  • Heron
  • Rock

[edit] Italy

• Portoro Buono
• Carrara marble
• Travertine

[edit] United Kingdom

• Chalk
  • Clunch
• Flint
• Granite
  • Aberdeen granite
• Limestone
  • Ancaster stone
  • Barnack rag
  • Beer stone
  • Clipsham stone
  • Corallian limestone
  • Cotswold stone (Oolitic limestone)
  • Forest marble
  • Ketton Stone
  • Magnesian limestone
  • Portland stone
    • Portland Admiralty Roach
    • Portland Bowers Basebed
    • Portland Bowers Lynham Whitbed
    • Portland Bowers Saunders Whitbed
    • Portland Grove Whitbed
    • Portland Hard Blue
    • Portland Independent Basebed
    • Portland Independent Bottom Whitbed
    • Portland Independent Top Whitbed
    • Portland New Independent Whitbed
  • Purbeck marble
• Sandstone
  • Banktop
  • Bearl
  • Blaxter
  • Catcastle
  • Corsehill
  • Corncockle
  • Dunhouse Blue
  • Dunhouse Buff
  • Hall Dale
  • Locharbriggs
  • Ravensworth
  • Woodkirk
• Slate
  • Welsh Slate

[edit] See also

• Rock (geology)
• List of minerals
• List of rocks
• Quarrying
• Architecture
• NIST stone test wallpt:Lista de pedras