Calacatta Viola
A white marble with violet to burgundy veining. Calacatta Viola is a trade name, and the stone is a marble: soft, acid-sensitive and different in every block.
A name you can check.
Trade names describe a look, not a stone. “Calacatta Viola” tells you the colour; “marble” tells you how it behaves. We always state both, plus the supplier’s quarry information for your batch when we have it.
Many marble slabs are reinforced with a fibre mesh on the back and have natural cracks filled with resin. Both are normal, and both are shown and marked on the slab photos you approve.
Three surfaces, same stone.
Shown here as a simulation on one photo. Ask for a finish sample before you choose.
Good for. Not for.
Good for
- Dining and coffee tables indoors, with care
- Console and side tables
- Vanity tops and basins, sealed
- Fireplace surrounds (non-combustible zone set locally)
- Feature walls and bookmatched panels
Think twice
- Kitchen worktops near acids and heavy use
- Outdoors in freeze–thaw or salt air
- Restaurant tops that are wiped with acidic cleaners
- Shower floors without a non-slip finish
- Anywhere a perfectly uniform colour is expected
Same name, three different stones.
This is why you approve the slab, not a sample chip. A sample shows the material; it cannot show the slab.
Per batch, with the test report.
Values vary by quarry bench and block. We publish only figures that come with a test report for the batch you buy.
| Property | Test method | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Water absorption | ASTM C97 | From batch report |
| Density | ASTM C97 | From batch report |
| Flexural strength | ASTM C880 | From batch report |
| Compressive strength | ASTM C170 | From batch report |
| Abrasion resistance | ASTM C241 | From batch report |
Any piece, in this stone.
Everything is made to order in the slab you approve. These are designs we have made in Calacatta Viola before, or drawn for it.
Three things sold under a similar name.
A white marble with grey to gold veining. Same family, different colour.
Printed porcelain slabs copy the look. Different material, different care, different trade rules.
Quartz-and-resin slabs sold in “Calacatta” colourways. Not a natural stone, and restricted in some markets.
Simple, and regular.
Wipe spills straight away, especially acids. Clean with warm water and pH-neutral stone soap. Reseal tables and vanities when water stops beading, usually once or twice a year.
Sealing reduces staining; it does not stop etching. Etch marks on honed surfaces can usually be refinished locally.
See the slabs available now.
We send photos of current Calacatta Viola slabs with sizes and numbers, and a sample piece if you want to hold it.