BEAUTY AND STRENGTH: THE IDENTITY OF BOTTICINO CLASSICO MARBLE

BEAUTY AND STRENGTH

The limestone formation to the easts of Brescia, from which Botticino Classico is quarried, developed between 190 and 60 million years ago through a slow and constant process of sedimentation, cementation and re-crystalisation of limestone muds in an inland sea during the Mesozoic period.

The organisms which make the Botticino Classico sediments so unique lourished in the tropical climate, giving the marble its remarkable chromatic variety as a result of differences in the concentration and configuration of organic and inorganic inclusions in the uniform base paste, composed of fine, carbonatic and predominantly calcareous mud known as “micrite”.

The extremely compact structure of Botticino Classico makes it ideal for exterior use, offering not only low levels of absorption and porosity, but also excellent mechanical qualities, like resistance to compression, lexure and wear. Both strong and beautiful, Botticino Classico is universally recognised as the finest of marbles in any context.