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Perlato Sicilia
Limestone · Italy
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GEOLOGICAL REFERENCE REGIONItaly
Sicily · Custonaci / Trapani
38.02°, 12.69° · View on globe ↗What makes it distinct
Pearl-like fossil fragments turn the warm carbonate bed into a recognizable Sicilian architectural surface.
Selection & use
Approve the quarry bed, fossil range, pores, finish and application-specific test data.
Floors, walls, fireplaces and protected counters where carbonate behavior is understood.
Commercial marble labels can hide limestone geology and acid sensitivity.
Geology & trade names
Fossil-bearing polishable Sicilian limestone sold commercially as marble
Perlato Sicilia