Black with white veins
Most black marble is defined by its veins. Negro Marquina, also sold as Nero Marquina, is a deep black Spanish marble crossed by thin, sharp white lines. Calacatta Black and Calacatta Noir reverse the Calacatta look, with heavy white veins on a black ground. Black Levanto adds red and green flecks, and Grand Antique breaks the slab into angular black and white fragments.
Polished or honed black
Polish brings black marble to its deepest tone and makes the white veins jump out. It also shows fingerprints and water marks more than a light stone does. A honed black face is softer and slightly charcoal, and it is the finish to look at for a kitchen or a bar top where the surface is touched all day.
Thickness and use
Black marble slabs here are split between 3/4 inch, used for vanities, fireplace surrounds and feature walls, and 1 1/4 inch for countertops and islands. A black marble fireplace or a powder room vanity is one of the most common uses, because a small area of dark stone carries a lot of weight in a room.
Stones on this page
A selection of the stones in this collection, with the finishes and thicknesses each one is listed in. Every product page shows the batches available now, with a photo of each slab.
- Arabescato Orobico: polished, 1 1/4 inch and 3/4 inch
- Black Levanto: polished, 1 1/4 inch
- Black: polished, 1 1/4 inch and 3/4 inch
- Calacatta Black: polished, 1 1/4 inch
- Calacatta Noir: polished, 3/4 inch
- Double Black: brushed, 3/4 inch
- Frappuccino: polished, 1 1/4 inch
- Fusion Black: polished, 3/4 inch
- Grand Antique: polished, 1 1/4 inch
- Haisa Black: polished, 3/4 inch
- Iris Black: honed, polished, 3/4 inch
- Montmartre: polished, 3/4 inch
- Negro Marquina: polished, 1 1/4 inch
- Negro Marquina Supreme: honed, polished, 1 1/4 inch and 3/4 inch
Related slabs
For a black surface that resists scratches better, see black granite slabs and black quartzite slabs. Every black stone is gathered in black slabs.
