Description

The Blanco Macael is a white coloured marble, with uniform background, medium grain and compact. It presents some light blue-greyish calcite grains and muscovite flakes.

Its main variations depend on the purity of its white coloured background (with less grey veinage), which is normally classified by types (Type A, Type B, etc). There are also other variations that are extracted at both Macael and el Chive areas, which present a more or less darker grey colour. We present some of these variations on the Other Stones page.

In terms of hardness, the Blanco Macael is considered a hard natural stone.



Technical data soon available.

Location

The Blanco Macael marble is mostly explored in two distinct areas:

- around the town of Macael, which is located in the southeastern province of Almeria - Spain. Here is where the original Blanco Macael is still extracted.

- around the town of El Chive, which is also located in the southeastern province of Almeria - Spain, but few kilometers south of Macael. Here is where some of the Blanco Macael variations are explored.

Macael is located at about 100 kilometres north of Almeria and at about 540 kilometres southeastern of the capital Madrid. Both Macael and El Chive are located on the Filabres Mountain (Sierra de Filabres in Spanish), which is located along the Beticos Mountain Range.