Salina Taupe Marble Tile 1SqFt
🔍 Visual Identification
- Color: Medium-to-dark taupe with cool gray undertones.
- Pattern: Dense fossil and shell inclusions, irregularly distributed, with occasional white calcite veins or lighter shell outlines.
- Finish: Honed or lightly polished — your photo shows soft reflection, not a high mirror gloss.
- Composition clues: The swirls and fossil fragments suggest a bioclastic limestone (a true stone, not engineered).
This pattern matches what many suppliers label “Salina Taupe,” “Salina Beige,” or “Grigio Taupe.”
🧱 Material Characteristics
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Property |
Typical Range for Salina Taupe |
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Origin |
Turkey / Spain |
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Type |
Fossiliferous limestone (marketed as marble) |
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Density |
~2.65 g/cm³ |
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Water Absorption |
0.2 – 0.4 % |
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Finish Options |
Honed, polished, brushed |
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Applications |
Interior flooring, wall cladding, vanities, low-traffic countertops |
It’s softer than granite, so best used indoors — or on vertical surfaces if outdoors. Seal it periodically to resist staining.
🎨 Design Use
Salina Taupe pairs beautifully with:
• White terrazzo or white oak (for contrast)
• Black fixtures or brass accents
• Warm white lighting to highlight its fossil inclusions
🧰 Installation Tips
• Use a penetrating sealer (e.g., Dry-Treat Stain-Proof Original or Miracle 511 Porous Plus).
• For floors, use a neutral-pH stone cleaner only.
• When cutting, expect shell voids — fill with epoxy if visible on edges.