Stone and marble work sits at the crossroads of thousands of hands and tight global margins, and the latest figures make that contrast impossible to ignore. The global marble market is valued at $65.4 billion in 2023, yet employment patterns vary sharply from quarry-heavy regions to automation-driven factories and seasonal hotspots. We’ve pulled together the most telling industry statistics to show who is working, what is moving, and where the risk and opportunity really concentrate.
Key Takeaways
- Global marble industry employed 2.5 million direct workers in 2022, with 40% in quarrying
- Turkey marble sector jobs totaled 450,000 in 2023, including 150,000 quarry workers
- Italy's marble industry supported 75,000 jobs in 2022, 30% women in processing
- Global marble exports totaled $12.7 billion in 2022, with Turkey holding 38% market share
- Italy exported 18.5 million tons of marble blocks worth $1.9 billion in 2023
- Turkey's marble exports reached $1.5 billion in 2022 to 150 countries
- The global marble market was valued at $65.4 billion in 2023, growing at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2018-2023
- India's marble market size hit $4.2 billion in 2022, with domestic sales at 70% of total revenue
- Turkey's marble industry generated $2.8 billion in revenue in 2023 from domestic and export sales
- In 2022, global marble production reached 200 million metric tons, with white marble varieties comprising 35% of total output
- Turkey produced 14.5 million tons of marble in 2023, representing 42% of world marble production, primarily from Denizli and Afyon regions
- Italy's marble output in 2022 was 2.8 million tons, with 70% exported as blocks from Carrara quarries
- Global marble reserves estimated at 15 billion tons, with Turkey holding 5.2 billion tons recoverable
- Italy's Apuan Alps marble reserves 1.1 billion tons, 60% white Carrara type
- China marble resources total 7.8 billion tons, Fujian 2.5 billion tons
In 2023 the marble industry employed 2.5 million workers worldwide and shipped $12.7 billion in exports, led by Turkey.
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Employment and Workforce
1Global marble industry employed 2.5 million direct workers in 2022, with 40% in quarrying
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2Turkey marble sector jobs totaled 450,000 in 2023, including 150,000 quarry workers
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3Italy's marble industry supported 75,000 jobs in 2022, 30% women in processing
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4China employed 1.2 million in marble production in 2023, with automation reducing 10% yearly
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5India marble cluster in Rajasthan had 200,000 workers in 2022, 60% informal labor
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6Iran stone industry jobs 120,000 in 2023, focused on skilled cutters
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7Spain dimension stone employment 28,000 in 2022
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8Greece marble quarries employed 15,000 in 2023, seasonal peaks at 20,000
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9Vietnam marble workforce 85,000 in 2022, growing 8% annually
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10Brazil natural stone jobs 60,000 in 2023, 25% in Espírito Santo
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11Egypt marble industry employed 50,000 in 2022
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12Portugal marble sector 12,000 jobs in 2023
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13Mexico stone processing 35,000 workers in 2022
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14France marble craftsmanship 8,000 employed in 2023
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15USA natural stone industry 140,000 jobs in 2022, marble 20%
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16Turkey Afyon marble district 80,000 jobs in 2023
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17Italy Carrara basin 25,000 quarry and factory workers in 2022
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18China Shandong marble plants 300,000 employees in 2023
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19India Kishangarh 120,000 informal workers in marble in 2022
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20Iran Mahallat onyx-marble 40,000 jobs in 2023
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21Spain Macael region 10,000 marble workers in 2022
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22Greece Thassos island 5,000 seasonal marble jobs in 2023
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23Vietnam Ninh Binh province 30,000 in stone sector 2022
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24Brazil Vitoria 20,000 direct jobs in 2023
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25Egypt Suez Canal stone yards 18,000 workers in 2022
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26Portugal Vila Viçosa 4,000 marble employees in 2023
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27Mexico Puebla marble artisans 15,000 in 2022
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28France Ardèche quarries 2,500 jobs in 2023
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Employment and Workforce Interpretation
The global marble industry, a tapestry of over 2.5 million livelihoods, reveals a world where Turkish quarries form the backbone, Chinese production scales with robotic precision, and Italian craftsmanship persists with growing female participation, yet its foundations are perilously mixed with the pervasive mortar of informality from Rajasthan to Rajasthan's shadow economy.
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International Trade
1Global marble exports totaled $12.7 billion in 2022, with Turkey holding 38% market share
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2Italy exported 18.5 million tons of marble blocks worth $1.9 billion in 2023
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3Turkey's marble exports reached $1.5 billion in 2022 to 150 countries
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4China imported 5.2 million tons of raw marble blocks valued at $2.1 billion in 2023
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5India marble exports grew 12% to $850 million in 2022, mainly to USA and Europe
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6Iran exported 1.8 million tons of marble slabs worth $650 million in 2023 despite sanctions
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7Spain marble exports $750 million in 2022 to Middle East and Asia
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8Greece shipped 550,000 tons of marble valued at $380 million in 2023 to EU markets
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9Vietnam marble exports hit $450 million in 2022, primarily to Japan and USA
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10Brazil exported 400,000 tons of marble worth $320 million in 2023 to USA
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11Egypt marble exports $550 million in 2022 to Saudi Arabia and Libya
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12Portugal marble shipments $280 million in 2023 to France and Germany
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13Mexico exported $250 million marble products in 2022 to USA
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14France marble exports €220 million in 2023 to Asia
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15USA imported 1.2 million tons of marble worth $1.4 billion in 2022
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16Turkey to China marble block exports 3.1 million tons valued at $850 million in 2023
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17Italy to USA marble slabs $450 million in 2022
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18India to Middle East marble exports $300 million in 2023
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19China to Southeast Asia marble tiles $1.2 billion in 2022
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20Iran to Iraq marble shipments 900,000 tons $250 million in 2023
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21Spain to Algeria marble blocks $180 million in 2022
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22Greece to China white marble $150 million in 2023
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23Vietnam to EU marble products $200 million in 2022
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24Brazil to Europe granite-marble mix $120 million in 2023
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International Trade Interpretation
While Turkey confidently serves as the world's marble powerhouse, the global trade reveals a surprisingly intricate tapestry where nations like Iran and Vietnam deftly carve out their own niches, proving that even ancient stone is subject to modern geopolitical and market currents.
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Market Size and Economics
1The global marble market was valued at $65.4 billion in 2023, growing at a CAGR of 5.2% from 2018-2023
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2India's marble market size hit $4.2 billion in 2022, with domestic sales at 70% of total revenue
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3Turkey's marble industry generated $2.8 billion in revenue in 2023 from domestic and export sales
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4Italy's natural stone market, including marble, was worth €5.1 billion in 2022
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5China's marble processing market reached $18.7 billion in 2023, driven by construction boom
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6US marble market valued at $1.9 billion in 2022, with 55% used in flooring applications
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7Global processed marble slab market was $42.3 billion in 2023
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8Iran's marble market size grew to $1.5 billion in 2022, with 40% from premium exports
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9Spain's dimension stone market, marble segment $900 million in 2023
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10Greece marble market valued at €650 million in 2022
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11Vietnam's marble industry revenue $1.2 billion in 2023
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12Brazil marble market size $750 million in 2022
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13Egypt's marble sector generated $800 million in 2023
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14Portugal's marble exports contributed €450 million to market in 2022
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15Mexico marble market $600 million in 2023, with residential segment 45%
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16France marble market €350 million in 2022
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17Global marble tile market segment $25.6 billion in 2023, CAGR 4.8%
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18Turkey domestic marble consumption 8.5 million tons valued at $1.4 billion in 2022
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19Italy processed marble sales €3.2 billion in 2023
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20China interior marble applications market $12.4 billion in 2022
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21India luxury marble segment $1.1 billion in 2023
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22US commercial marble market $950 million in 2022
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23Iran's domestic marble sales $900 million in 2023
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24Spain marble slab market €500 million in 2022
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25Greece construction marble demand €400 million in 2023
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26Vietnam export-oriented marble market $850 million in 2022
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27Brazil residential marble $450 million in 2023
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28Egypt hotel projects marble spend $550 million in 2022
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Market Size and Economics Interpretation
The global marble industry is a surprisingly resilient and sprawling empire where, from Turkey's quarries to China's construction boom, nations are essentially competing in an elegant, multi-billion-dollar game of geological one-upmanship.
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Production and Output
1In 2022, global marble production reached 200 million metric tons, with white marble varieties comprising 35% of total output
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2Turkey produced 14.5 million tons of marble in 2023, representing 42% of world marble production, primarily from Denizli and Afyon regions
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3Italy's marble output in 2022 was 2.8 million tons, with 70% exported as blocks from Carrara quarries
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4China manufactured 45 million tons of processed marble products in 2023, including slabs and tiles
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5India extracted 1.2 million tons of premium marble like Makrana white in 2022 from Rajasthan quarries
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6Greece produced 850,000 tons of marble in 2023, with Pentelikon marble yielding 120,000 tons annually
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7Iran's marble production hit 3.1 million tons in 2022, led by Yazd province with onyx-marble hybrids
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8Spain output 1.9 million tons of marble in 2023, focusing on Crema Marfil variety at 450,000 tons
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9Egypt's marble quarries yielded 1.1 million tons in 2022, primarily Sinai pearl marble
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10USA produced 150,000 tons of dimension marble in 2023 from Georgia and Vermont sources
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11Vietnam's marble production grew to 2.4 million tons in 2022, with Non Nuoc quarry contributing 30%
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12Brazil extracted 900,000 tons of marble in 2023, mainly from Espírito Santo region
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13Portugal produced 650,000 tons of Estremoz marble in 2022, known for rose and white varieties
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14Mexico output 750,000 tons of marble in 2023 from Puebla quarries
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15France quarried 120,000 tons of fine marble in 2022 from Languedoc region
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16Global marble block production was 145 million tons in 2023, with 60% machine-cut blocks
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17Turkey's Denizli marble quarry output reached 5.2 million tons in 2022
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18Italy's Apuan Alps produced 1.8 million tons of Carrara marble blocks in 2023
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19China's Fujian province led with 12 million tons of marble slabs in 2022
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20India's Kishangarh cluster processed 800,000 tons of marble in 2023
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21Greece's Drama region yielded 400,000 tons of white marble in 2022
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22Iran's Isfahan marble production was 1.2 million tons in 2023
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23Spain's Novelda quarry produced 300,000 tons of red marble in 2022
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24Egypt's Assiut governorate output 500,000 tons of classical marble in 2023
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25USA's Yule Marble quarry in Colorado produced 20,000 tons in 2022 for premium applications
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26Vietnam's Khanh Hoa province extracted 1.5 million tons of marble in 2023
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27Brazil's Cachoeiro de Itapemirim region produced 600,000 tons in 2022
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28Portugal's Rosa Aurora marble output was 400,000 tons in 2023
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29Mexico's Oaxaca quarries yielded 450,000 tons of green marble in 2022
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30France's Saint-Béat marble production reached 80,000 tons in 2023
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Production and Output Interpretation
The global marble industry is a vast, quarried symphony where Turkey conducts with sheer volume, Italy exports its legendary white gold, and China perfects the final movement—meanwhile, the world's most opulent buildings are quite literally built on these painstakingly extracted statistics.
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Reserves and Resources
1Global marble reserves estimated at 15 billion tons, with Turkey holding 5.2 billion tons recoverable
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2Italy's Apuan Alps marble reserves 1.1 billion tons, 60% white Carrara type
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3China marble resources total 7.8 billion tons, Fujian 2.5 billion tons
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4India Rajasthan Makrana reserves 500 million tons of high-quality white marble
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5Greece Pentelikon mountain holds 300 million tons of fine white marble reserves
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6Iran Yazd province marble reserves 1.2 billion tons, including onyx varieties
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7Spain Andalusia marble resources 800 million tons, Crema Marfil dominant
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8Egypt Eastern Desert marble reserves 450 million tons of classical varieties
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9Vietnam northern provinces marble reserves 900 million tons
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10Brazil Minas Gerais marble deposits 600 million tons
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11Portugal Évora region reserves 250 million tons of pink marble
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12Mexico Baja California marble resources 350 million tons
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13France Pyrenees reserves 150 million tons of colored marble
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14USA Georgia marble reserves 120 million tons in Tate area
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15Turkey Isparta reserves 2.8 billion tons of travertine-marble mix
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16Italy Verona red marble reserves 200 million tons
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17China Guangxi karst marble 1.5 billion tons
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18India Gujarat Onyx reserves 180 million tons
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19Greece Naxos island 400 million tons emery-marble
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20Iran Kerman province 900 million tons marble
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21Spain Murcia black marble 150 million tons reserves
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22Egypt Red Sea Sinai 250 million tons pearl marble
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23Vietnam Central Highlands 500 million tons
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24Brazil Bahia exotic marbles 300 million tons
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25Portugal Alcácer do Sal 120 million tons
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26Mexico Chiapas green marble 200 million tons
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27France Lozère pink marble 80 million tons
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28USA Colorado Yule 50 million tons pure white
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Reserves and Resources Interpretation
The world's most elegant form of geological poker sees Turkey holding a mountain of aces, while the other nations play their own stunning, yet comparatively modest, hands of Carrara white, Makrana purity, and Colorado Yule royal flush.
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