Swedish green marble explained

Swedish green marble, or simply Swedish green, is a marble from quarries in Kolmården, in the north-eastern part of the province of Östergötland in Sweden. It is fine-grained, with a variable green colour and attractive veining, due to serpentines in the stone. It is considered one of the hardest marbles in the world.^[1]

Swedish green has been used extensively in buildings and monuments in Sweden and abroad.

Notable buildings with Swedish green

• Stadshuset, Stockholm
• Stockholm Palace, Stockholm
• Drottningholm Palace, Stockholm
• Matchstick Palace, Stockholm
• University Hall, Uppsala
• Rockefeller Center, New York City
• Paris Opera, Paris
• Bennelong Apartments, Sydney

See also

• List of types of marble

References

Official website Green marble

Notes and References

1. Web site: Material Name:Swedish green . . December 21, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111225062646/http://www.marmorbruket.se/default.asp?Language=en . December 25, 2011 .