Crema Marfil Marble: Keys to Select the best Slabs and Tiles

Crema Marfil Marble: Keys to Select the best Slabs and Tiles

Crema Marfil Marble is a sedimentary limestone generated by chemical precipitation of calcite and remains of organisms with carbonated skeleton. With cream-beige colour and ivory tones (as its name suggests), it is very common a wide presence of fossils, generally of small size such as nummulites and corals. It contains small veins of calcareous composition, whose colour can vary between whitish, grayish and reddish (due to Fe content). These veins will be more abundant at lower  qualities.

Currently it is extracted from 20 quarries approximately, in the province of Alicante, distributed by the municipalities of Novelda, Monforte del Cid, Algueña, Elda, La Romana and Pinoso.

Although the name “Crema Marfil” is used for all kind of marble extracted from these locations, the original term comes from the area known as “El Coto”, in Pinoso. This exploitation occupies a large mountain with huge reserves, which ensure the extraction of the specifically named “Crema Marfil Coto®” – one of the best known varieties of this marble – for many years.