Ruivina grey marble from Portugal

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In this episode, we will be talking about a natural stone that is considered the most relevant grey colored marble in Portugal: the Ruivina marble.

The Ruivina is the reference grey colored marble in Portugal, being extracted and manufactured for decades. In a country where most known marble are either white or pink colored, a grey marble would always stand out as something different and unique. And in fact, this could not be more accurate. The Ruivina is indeed a special type of marble, showing some unique features.

This is a dark grey colored marble, presenting a clouded structure and some regular signs of white color. Its overall structure and look are fairly irregular, showing a dominant dark grey color, with some some unpredictable color tone variation in the shape of clouds.

Its main variations would depend mostly on color tone. While the mainstream Ruivina has a dark grey color structure and look, also know as Ruivina Dark, there are other selections presenting a lighter grey color tone, such as the Ruivina Light, which shows the same pattern and structure as the Ruivina Dark, but with a much lighter grey color tone. Here, we see a dominant light grey colored background trending towards white, with some occasional areas with darker grey color. Finally, there are some selections showing a blend of both color tones, also called as Ruivina Mix.

The Ruivina is a type of marble that is mostly supplied with a strong polished surface, as most colored marble in general. It shows a strong shiny surface which mostly highlights the color and beautiful look of the stone. In addition, other common surface finishes are honed, brushed or bush-hammered. And there is today a very interesting surface finish used on the Ruivina that we would like to present, which is the light sandblasted, showing a delicate roughness and a great light grey color. It is highly recommended!

This type of marble is ideal for interior applications, such as flooring and wall coverings, where it is most commonly used. The Ruivina marble can also be found on stonework applications, detailed masonry, furniture design and diverse interior design applications. This is a marble that can also be found on bath design.

The Ruivina marble has a considerable market in the Middle East, Europe, but also some Asian countries, which have been discovering the consistent look and quality of this marble. It is mostly exported as blocks or slabs format, but increasingly as tiles ready to the final application on flooring or wall coverings.

This is a marble to take into consideration for the coming years, due to its large availability, competitive pricing and good selection most Portuguese suppliers are already having. Moreover, there is limited competition worldwide for this type of marble with such grey color, which makes the Ruivina an even more appealing marble.

That´s it about the Ruivina marble, this Portuguese grey marble. If you would like to know more information about it, visit our blog on www.naturalstone-outlet.com/blog.

You can also check our Youtube channel, where we show this marble as well as several other Portuguese marble.
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