DECORATIVE STONES
Most of the rocks & info. in the webpages linked to below are from James St. John's April 2006 presentation at the North-Central GSA meeting in Akron, Ohio, USA.
Published abstract of presentation
Geologic information about each stone type is derived from numerous sources. Daniel Pivko's decorative stone compilation posted at one of the www.findstone.com webpages is a great starting place.
See also:
Pivko (2003) - Natural stones in Earth's history. Acta Geologica Universitatis Comenianae 58: 73-86.
Pivko (2004) - World's quarries of commercial granites - localization and geology. pp. 147-152 in Dimension Stone 2004, New Perspectives for a Traditional Building Material, Proceedings of the International Conference on Dimension Stone 2004, 14-17 June 2004, Prague, Czech Republic.
Jerusalem Limestone
Frosterley Marble
Black & Gold Marble
pinkish stylolitized fossiliferous limestone
White Carrara Marble
Danby White Marble
Italian Red Antique Marble
French Grand Antique Marble
Pink Westerly Granite
Salisbury Pink Granite
Dakota Mahogany Granite
Columbia Pink Granite
Carioca Gold Granite
Antique Yellow Granite
Violetta Granite
Tropical Brown Granite
Tan Brown Granite
Sapphire Brown Granite
Rosa Beta Granite
Luna Pearl Granite
Baltic Brown Granite (wiborgite)
Baltic Red Granite (pyterlite)
Barre Granite
Mt. Airy Granite
Blue Pearl Granite
Emerald Pearl Granite
GABBRO, NORITE, GABBRONORITE, DOLERITE
Black Pearl Granite
Black Cambrian Granite
Black Galaxy Granite
Impala Black Granite
Absolute Black Granite
Blue Eyes Granite
Labrador Antique Granite
Mountain Green Granite
Volga Blue Granite
Azul Bahia Granite
Verde Lavras Granite
Venetian Gold Granite
River Green Granite
Kinawa Granite
Vizag Blue Granite
Toasted Almond Granite
Kashmir White Granite
Black Marinace Gold Granite
Marinace Green Granite
Marinace Red Granite
Ubatuba Granite
Verde Butterfly Granite
Seaweed Green Granite