The marble is alive, Because it is pure nature.
Angelo Mangiapane
The Cus. Mar marbles is specialized in the extraction of two precious marbles: the Pearl and Perlatino di Sicilia.
The Perlato and Perlatino of Sicilia as charactertistic are strong stone marbles. In fact, nature is there only one type of marble, the Carrara Marble, the others kind are divided into stones, such as travertine, limestone, semi precious, precious and Onyx.
The Perlato and Perlatino have the same geological conformation of Cretaceous nature and lime stone. Both are light beige color, The aspect of the Marble Depend by the quarry from which it is extracted.
Our marbles are with bottom light beige, then calcareous, with the detail of "The PEARL"fossil Brown which looks more or less rounded, with bordeaux or orange streaks by the sedimento of the Earth in the Cretaceous crust layer of marble.
Perlato and Perlatino Sicily differ Because the Pearl Has The largest Pearl while the Pearl of Perlatino and smaller. In common they have the characteristic brown grain.
The Perlato and Perlatino of Sicily are precious marbles and sought after because they are compact and resistant. In fact, geological eras, have had a pressure that would become so hard to resist to high temperatures to lower, without change in geochemistry.
Over time, This natural process has ensured that these marbles, compared to other more "soft", they were considered among the best for different construction applications. These Marbles Resist to corrosion even the winds and the sea.
Two examples of the hardness of these marbles are our Madonna of underwater Custonaci, Perlato of Sicily made, And the tombstone of Edoardo Agnelli on the Mont-Blanc, at 3500 metres above sea level.
Pearl and Perlatino in furniture
The resistance of the Perlato and the Perlatino makes two very marbles versatile, employable in all environments and in all sectors of the building industry: hardwood floors, Interior, outdoors, stairs, coatings .
These so valuable marbles are used mainly in Eastern countries, where they built great mosques.
The Hassan II mosque in Casablanca is built in Perlatino di Sicilia.
In Italy many hotels and other buildings have adopted these marbles as primary material. Cus. Mar.. supplied the flooring of the Milan Central station, made in Perlato of Sicily Marble, This marble as been chosen because it withstands all weather and wear time.
Everlasting marble; Perlato and the Perlatino of Sicily
The Pearl of Sicily and the Sicilian Perlatino are synonymous with not only dealing with value and elegance, but also of warranty and investment because they are eternal marbles, weatherproof and resistant to wear. Are neutral marble, that are well suited to different types of furniture.
