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Nº 05 / 17 · Translation missing: en.Marble · Italy

Verde Alpi

Deep green with pale veining – rock from deep inside the Alps.

Rock type: Serpentinite (traded as marble)
Origin: Aosta Valley · Italy
Surface: polished
Hardness (Mohs): 3–4

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Close-up

The same photo at three magnifications – this is how the pattern looks up close.

Every veneer is one of a kind. The image shows the stone; your piece will look different.

The story

Verde Alpi was once ocean floor – the bed of an ancient sea between Africa and Europe. As the Alps folded, it was pushed upwards, all the way into the Aosta Valley. The light veins are calcite: water circulated through the finest cracks and left the white in the deep green.

In 1922 Andrea Mascardi looked out of a train window three kilometres before Chambave and saw a blue-green block on the slope. A few days later he came back with hammer and pick. Today the varieties bear the names of the places where they are quarried: Issogne, Saint-Denis, Issorie.

From the Aosta Valley the stone went out into the world – to Japan, the Emirates, Las Vegas. In New York it clads columns in the entrance hall of the United Nations Secretariat.

Finely polished, it looks like mossy rock after the rain. The stone comes from Antolini in Verona.

Properties

Polished, deep, with veins that never repeat. In the stone trade almost every polishable stone is called marble – we tell you what it really is geologically.

Family: Translation missing: en.Marble
Hardness (Mohs): 3–4
Processing: sawn, ground, polished
Surface: polished

For comparison: fingernail 2.5 · glass 5.5 · quartz 7. Values apply to the rock family.

Care

Clean with the Stone Cleaner. If the surface looks dull, the Marble Liquid Polish brings back the shine. Wipe off acids such as lemon juice, vinegar or wine promptly.

Care instructions →

Made in this stone · 1

Marble Case Pro · Verde Alpi

€160,00

Frequently asked questions about Verde Alpi

Where does Verde Alpi come from?

Verde Alpi comes from Aosta Valley · Italy. Rock type: Serpentinite (traded as marble).

Is the Verde Alpi at ROXXLYN real stone?

Yes. Verde Alpi is real natural stone, not a print and not a film. Because every piece is cut from the block, every grain is unique.

What does Verde Alpi feel like?

Verde Alpi is polished: smooth, with depth and shine, which brings out the pattern of the stone especially clearly.

How do I care for Verde Alpi?

Clean with the Stone Cleaner. If the surface looks dull, the Marble Liquid Polish brings back the shine. Wipe off acids such as lemon juice, vinegar or wine promptly. Care instructions

What happens if Verde Alpi breaks?

Every piece comes with a Stone Passport. If the stone breaks within 12 months of delivery, we make the same model in the same type of stone again at half price, once per passport, plus shipping. More about the Stone Passport