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Spain · Marble

Crema Marfil

also known as Cream Marfil

Spain's signature cream marble: a warm, fairly uniform beige with subtle veining. One of the most specified neutral marbles worldwide for floors and walls.

Origin
Pinoso / Monte Coto quarries, Alicante, Pinoso, Alicante, Spain
Stone type
Marble (ASTM C503 (marble) / C568 (limestone) by lot)
Density
2.7 g/cm³
Look
uniform, warm, classic
Finishes
polished, honed
Formats
slab, tile, cut-to-size, mosaic
Exterior use
Best specified for interiors
Est. yield / waste
~10% indicative (uniform stone, low offcut)
US import (HTS)
6802.91.05.00 (marble, worked building stone)

Type-level physical facts shown. Per-lot lab values (absorption, flexural strength) confirmed at quotation.

Produced by Iberian Marble Group · Macael / Alicante / Estremoz

Origin & quarry

Crema Marfil is quarried around Pinoso in Alicante, one of the largest beige-stone districts in Europe, supplying a remarkably consistent cream that has become a global default for warm neutral floors and walls. Because output is huge, grade and blocking are the real decisions: a Select lot and a commercial lot can look like different stones.

Geology. Fine-grained beige limestone that takes a polish, traded as marble; uniform micritic ground with light fossil and vein detail. Grades run from very uniform 'Select' to more veined commercial lots.

Where it works

Specify with confidence

  • Interior floors and walls
  • Hospitality lobbies and large consistent installations (Select grade)
  • Mosaics and cut-to-size detailing
  • Warm neutral backdrop to bolder feature stones

Use with care

  • Not exterior-grade: keep to interiors
  • Kitchen worktops: acid-sensitive, honed and sealed
  • Large jobs: lock the grade and blocking to avoid colour drift

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Alicante quarry group

Quarry-direct · Pinoso, Alicante · Spain

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Levante processor

Verified processor · Valencia / Murcia · Spain

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Good to know

Does Crema Marfil come in consistent colour?

It ranges from very uniform 'Select' grades to more veined commercial grades; grading and blocking matter for large, consistent installations.

Is Crema Marfil colour consistent?

It ranges from near-white to deeper cream with fine veining and occasional fossil marks. Select lots for tone; do not expect a single flat colour across a large job.

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