Natural stone profile: Crema Valencia marble

We continue here a series of articles about some of the most important Spanish natural stones that can be found on the international market. We present here the Crema Valencia marble, a reference orange coloured marble from Spain.

Background

The Crema Valencia marble is extracted around the town of Barcheta, located in the province of Valencia - Spain. The Crema Valencia marble is currently extracted by a single quarry, which is responsible for supplying the whole market. The quarry has a considerable dimension, where blocks with large dimension are extracted. For the moment, there are no problems in terms of market supply.

Description

The Crema Valencia is an orange coloured marble, with fine grain and abundant darker reddish veinage. Its veinage is quite irregular, but this is what identifies the Crema Valencia as an unique type of marble. The Crema Valencia presents some variations, particularly in terms of colour and overall layout.

In terms of hardness, the Crema Valencia has a medium to high hardness.

Recommended applications

The Crema Valencia marble has good technical properties for a diversity of applications. It has medium-high hardness, which is recommended for exterior and interior flooring. It is also recommended for coverings and cladding. However, the type of applications that most enhances the beauty of this marble are found in interior decoration. Here, it is common to find amazing applications of Crema Valencia in countertops, fireplaces, diverse furniture or bath design.

The Crema Valencia marble is commonly found on the market in the forms of:
- slabs
- tiles
- blocks
- finished product (decoration, cladding, etc)

Main markets

The Crema Valencia is a well-known orange coloured marble and one of the referenced marbles from Spain. But despite this, some of the most important markets for the Crema Valencia are:
- Spain
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- China and India

Alternative names

The Crema Valencia marble can present different names on the market. Some of the most common names are:
- Crema Valenzia
- Creme Valencia

- Cream Valencia