Egyptian marble
Egyptian marble: 35 types by colour
Egypt is one of the largest producers of beige marble, and the beds behind Minya, Suez and Sinai have been worked continuously since the pyramids. This is the full range we cut, finish and ship.
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Egyptian marble is overwhelmingly a warm-toned, calcitic stone: creams, beiges and golds with a fine even crystal, plus one important grey family out of Minya. It takes a high polish, cuts cleanly to profile, and — because block production is enormous — it is one of the few natural stones you can specify on a multi-year project and still match two years later.
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All Egyptian yellow marbles · All Egyptian beige and cream marbles
Galala Classic
Egypt's flagship beige — warm, even and quarried in volume.
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Galala Extra
The selected, lightest and most uniform grade of Galala.
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Perlato Galala
Beige ground broken by pale pearl clouds and shell figure.
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Sunny Menia
Golden honey ground with fine horizontal movement.
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Sunny Dark
The deeper, amber end of the Sunny bed.
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Silvia Menia
Soft neutral beige, low movement, dependable in volume.
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Triesta
Pale warm beige threaded with fine, quiet veining.
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Samaha
Warm mid beige with a fine, sandy crystal.
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Katrina
Cream ground carrying visible shell and fossil figure.
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Milly Gray
Egypt's signature grey — white veining over a cool ground.
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New Milly Gray
A lighter, more linear grey from the newer Minya faces.
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Hashma Beige
Dense beige with a tight crystal and good exterior behaviour.
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Sinai Pearl
Pearly cream with a faint grey-green cast.
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Egyptian Botticino
The Egyptian answer to the classic Italian botticino.
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Crema Egypt
Light, low-movement cream for large calm surfaces.
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Fillito
Beige ground cut by decisive dark filaments.
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Royal Beige
Rich beige with warm brown drift and occasional gold.
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Cleopatra
Creamy white — the lightest ground Egypt quarries in volume.
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Golden Sinai
Deep gold with mineral drift and a dense crystal.
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Breccia Menia
Angular fragments of beige and brown set in a pale matrix.
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Beige Menia
Straightforward, economical beige for volume tiling.
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Egyptian Alabaster
Translucent banded calcite — the stone of the pharaonic workshops.
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Sunny Oro
The richest gold in the Sunny family.
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Sunny Oro Light
Oro's colour at a lighter value.
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Sunny Medium
The middle grade — between Sunny Menia and Sunny Dark.
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Breccia Sinai
Cream and rust fragments locked in a pale matrix.
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Beige Dune
Sand-toned beige with a long, drifting figure.
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Galala Gold
Galala with a gold thread running through the beige.
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Khatmeya
Warm pearl-yellow ground with a soft, drifting figure.
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Goldi
Golden beige, lightly veined, quarried for volume work.
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Imperial Grey
Silver-grey ground lit by pale crystalline veining.
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Imperial Grey Dark
The deep-toned selection of Imperial Grey, veins on charcoal.
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Royal Grey
Even mid-grey with a fine, calm figure — a contract floor stone.
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Golden Cream Vein
Cream ground with straight gold veining — cut with the vein.
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Golden Cream Flower
The cross cut of Golden Cream — open, flowering figure.
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No stone matches that combination. Clear a filter, or tell us what you are looking for — we cut materials that are not on this list. Request a quote
Colour and figure vary block to block. Every order above 200 m² is cut, laid out and photographed in our yard for approval before packing.
Where Egyptian marble is quarried
We cut 35 Egyptian marbles. This part of the page sorts them the ways buyers ask for them — by quarry area, by colour and by the names they carry in offers — and then sets out how they are bought and on what terms.
Counted from our catalogue, the 35 come from 6 areas, and Minya gives the most: 12 of them. Below is each area with the marbles we cut from it and their colours.
We select and buy the blocks at the quarries. The sawing, finishing, packing and export documents are ours, at our factory in Alexandria.
Minya, Upper Egypt — 12 marbles
Sunny Menia, Sunny Dark, Silvia Menia, Samaha, Milly Gray, New Milly Gray, Crema Egypt, Breccia Menia, Beige Menia, Sunny Oro, Sunny Oro Light and Sunny Medium: 5 golden, 3 beige, 2 grey, 1 cream and 1 multicolour.
Eastern Desert — 8 marbles
Hashma Beige, Fillito, Cleopatra, Beige Dune, Khatmeya, Goldi, Golden Cream Vein and Golden Cream Flower: 3 beige, 2 golden, 2 cream and 1 white.
Sinai and North Sinai — 6 marbles
Katrina, Sinai Pearl, Golden Sinai, Breccia Sinai, Imperial Grey and Imperial Grey Dark: 2 cream, 2 grey, 1 golden and 1 multicolour.
Galala Mountain, Suez — 4 marbles
Galala Classic, Galala Extra, Perlato Galala and Galala Gold: 2 beige, 1 cream and 1 golden.
Suez / Eastern Desert — 4 marbles
Triesta, Egyptian Botticino, Royal Beige and Royal Grey: 3 beige and 1 grey.
Luxor and Beni Suef — 1 marble
Egyptian Alabaster: translucent.
Egyptian marble types by colour
35 marbles in 4 colour families, with the areas they come from. The yellow and the beige families each have a page of their own.
Beige and cream — 17 marbles
Galala Classic, Galala Extra, Perlato Galala, Silvia Menia, Triesta, Samaha, Katrina, Hashma Beige, Sinai Pearl, Egyptian Botticino, Crema Egypt, Fillito, Royal Beige, Beige Menia, Beige Dune, Golden Cream Vein and Golden Cream Flower. From Minya (4), the Eastern Desert (5), Sinai (2), Galala (3) and Suez / Eastern Desert (3).
Golden and yellow — 9 marbles
Sunny Menia, Sunny Dark, Golden Sinai, Sunny Oro, Sunny Oro Light, Sunny Medium, Galala Gold, Khatmeya and Goldi. From Minya (5), the Eastern Desert (2), Sinai (1) and Galala (1).
Grey — 5 marbles
Milly Gray, New Milly Gray, Imperial Grey, Imperial Grey Dark and Royal Grey. From Minya (2), Sinai (2) and Suez / Eastern Desert (1).
White, multicolour and translucent — 4 marbles
Cleopatra, Breccia Menia, Egyptian Alabaster and Breccia Sinai. From Minya (1), the Eastern Desert (1), Sinai (1) and Luxor and Beni Suef (1).
All Egyptian yellow marbles · All Egyptian beige and cream marbles
Egyptian marble or Egyptian limestone?
Our catalogue files these stones under marble, the name they trade under in Italy, the Middle East and Egypt. Buyers in the UK, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium know several of them — Sinai Pearl, Galala Classic, Galala Extra and Sunny Menia — as Egyptian limestone. Same quarries, same blocks: ask under either name, and name the stone itself, because the name on the order is the stone we cut.
Names you will see in offers
The same Egyptian marble reaches buyers under more than one name. Our 35 marbles are also sold under the 55 names below, and the table shows where each one is listed with us. One name can cover several grades: Giallo Egiziano is used for 5 of ours (Sunny Menia, Sunny Dark, Sunny Oro, Sunny Oro Light and Sunny Medium). And a name can carry the name of a different stone: Imperial Grey Extra is listed under Imperial Grey Dark, not under Imperial Grey; Milly Gray Extra is listed under New Milly Gray, not under Milly Gray; Sinai Pearl (Triesta) is listed under Triesta, not under Sinai Pearl.
A name on an offer does not fix the stone, so none of these is a match on its own. Send us the name, or a photograph of the slab, and we will match it to the closest of our stones and send a cut sample to compare before you commit.
| Name in an offer | Listed with us under | Colour | Quarry area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botticino Egypt | Egyptian Botticino | beige | Suez / Eastern Desert |
| Breccia Egypt | Breccia Menia | multicolour | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Catherina | Katrina | cream | Sinai and North Sinai |
| Cleopatra Marble | Cleopatra | white | Eastern Desert |
| Cleopatra White | Cleopatra | white | Eastern Desert |
| Cream Gold | Golden Cream Vein | cream | Eastern Desert |
| Crema Nile | Crema Egypt | cream | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Dune Beige | Beige Dune | beige | Eastern Desert |
| Egyptian Breccia | Breccia Menia | multicolour | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Egyptian Crema | Crema Egypt | cream | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Egyptian Onyx | Egyptian Alabaster | translucent | Luxor and Beni Suef |
| Filetto | Fillito | beige | Eastern Desert |
| Fillito Beige | Fillito | beige | Eastern Desert |
| Galala Beige | Galala Classic | beige | Galala Mountain, Suez |
| Galala Light | Galala Classic | beige | Galala Mountain, Suez |
| Galala Premium | Galala Extra | cream | Galala Mountain, Suez |
| Galala Super | Galala Extra | cream | Galala Mountain, Suez |
| Giallo Egiziano | Sunny Menia, Sunny Dark, Sunny Oro, Sunny Oro Light, Sunny Medium | golden | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Golden Cream | Golden Cream Vein | cream | Eastern Desert |
| Golden Cream Cross Cut | Golden Cream Flower | cream | Eastern Desert |
| Golden Galala | Galala Gold | golden | Galala Mountain, Suez |
| Golden Sunny | Sunny Dark | golden | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Goldy | Goldi | golden | Eastern Desert |
| Grey Royal | Royal Grey | grey | Suez / Eastern Desert |
| Hashma | Hashma Beige | beige | Eastern Desert |
| Imperial Gray | Imperial Grey | grey | Sinai and North Sinai |
| Imperial Grey Extra | Imperial Grey Dark | grey | Sinai and North Sinai |
| Katrina Beige | Katrina | cream | Sinai and North Sinai |
| Khatmia | Khatmeya | golden | Eastern Desert |
| Luxor Alabaster | Egyptian Alabaster | translucent | Luxor and Beni Suef |
| Menia Beige | Beige Menia | beige | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Milly Gray Extra | New Milly Gray | grey | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Milly Grey | Milly Gray | grey | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Mily Gray | Milly Gray | grey | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Pearly Yellow | Khatmeya | golden | Eastern Desert |
| Perlato Egypt | Perlato Galala | beige | Galala Mountain, Suez |
| Perlato Sinai | Sinai Pearl | cream | Sinai and North Sinai |
| Royal Marble Egypt | Royal Beige | beige | Suez / Eastern Desert |
| Samaha Beige | Samaha | beige | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Selvia | Silvia Menia | beige | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Selvia Menia | Silvia Menia | beige | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Silvia | Silvia Menia | beige | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Sinai Breccia | Breccia Sinai | multicolour | Sinai and North Sinai |
| Sinai Gold | Golden Sinai | golden | Sinai and North Sinai |
| Sinai Grey | Imperial Grey | grey | Sinai and North Sinai |
| Sinai Pearl (Triesta) | Triesta | beige | Suez / Eastern Desert |
| Sunny Beige | Sunny Menia | golden | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Sunny Gold | Sunny Dark | golden | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Sunny Gold Oro | Sunny Oro | golden | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Sunny Light | Sunny Menia | golden | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Sunny Light Gold | Sunny Oro Light | golden | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Sunny Mid | Sunny Medium | golden | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Sylvia Beige | Silvia Menia | beige | Minya, Upper Egypt |
| Triesta Beige | Triesta | beige | Suez / Eastern Desert |
| Trieste Egypt | Triesta | beige | Suez / Eastern Desert |
Four ways to buy Egyptian marble
The same stone, bought four ways. Which one you choose decides how much work is left at your end.
Blocks, by the cubic metre
Quarry blocks selected and squared. Typical 2.6 – 3.0 × 1.5 × 1.5 m, 18 – 30 tonnes. Sold by m³, loaded on flat rack or in-container with steel cradles. All 35 marbles here are available in block.
Gangsaw slabs
Full-size slabs from the gangsaw. Marble typically 2.6 – 3.0 × 1.6 – 1.9 m in 2 cm and 3 cm. Bundled by block so vein sequence is preserved. All 35 marbles here are available as slabs.
Calibrated tiles
Calibrated tiles in 30×30, 30×60, 40×40, 60×60, 60×120 cm and free length, 1.0 – 3.0 cm. Edges straight-cut or bevelled, back-mesh on request. 32 of the 35 marbles here are available as tiles.
Cut-to-size
Worked to your drawings — worktops, vanity tops, cladding panels, mitres, cut-outs, drainage grooves, undermount polishing. Supplied piece-marked to a setting-out plan. Steps and risers are listed for 19 of the 35, window sills and thresholds for 23 and mosaic for 6.
The minimum order is one 20 ft container, and stones, sizes and finishes can be mixed in it. A 20 ft container carries roughly 429 m² of 2 cm marble slabs or 286 m² of 3 cm: indicative figures at a 25 t payload with the crating, to confirm against your own port and road weight limits.
Export, documents and terms
Ports and terms
We load at Alexandria, Port Said or Sokhna, FOB or CIF to your port. Tell us the destination and we give the sailing options with the quotation.
Photographs before you confirm
Photographs of the actual blocks and slabs for the stones you choose are sent on WhatsApp before you confirm, and a cut sample goes by courier in the finish and thickness you want.
Laboratory tests
We do not hold EN, ASTM or CE reports; for the stone you select we arrange water absorption, flexural strength and abrasion tests at an accredited laboratory.
Payment
50 % in advance, on order; 30 % after your approval of the finished production; 20 % before shipping, by bank transfer (T/T).
Export and logistics in full · Routes and documents by country
Buying Egyptian marble
What types of Egyptian marble are there?
We cut 35. By colour: 17 beige and cream; 9 golden and yellow; 5 grey; 4 white, multicolour and translucent. By quarry area: 12 from Minya; 8 from the Eastern Desert; 6 from Sinai; 4 from Galala; 4 from Suez / Eastern Desert; 1 from Luxor and Beni Suef. Each has its own page with the finishes and formats we produce it in, and the table above gives the other names they are sold under.
Do you sell blocks, or only finished stone?
Both. All 35 marbles are sold as squared blocks by the cubic metre, and we also supply gangsaw slabs, calibrated tiles and cut-to-size pieces to your drawings.
What is the minimum order?
One 20 ft container, and stones, sizes and finishes can be mixed in it: roughly 429 m² of 2 cm slabs or 286 m² of 3 cm, indicative figures to confirm against your own weight limits.
Can you match a marble I already have?
Send a photograph with something in it for scale, or the name it was sold to you under, or post us a piece. We tell you which of our stones is closest, say plainly whether the difference will show, and send a cut sample in the finish and thickness you want before you commit.
Do you have test reports and export documents?
We do not hold EN, ASTM or CE reports; for the stone you select we arrange water absorption, flexural strength and abrasion tests at an accredited laboratory. A certificate of origin and an EUR.1 can be arranged for the shipment, and photographs of the actual blocks and slabs are sent before you confirm.
Which Egyptian marbles can be used outdoors?
It depends on the stone, the finish and the exposure, and no single answer covers all Egyptian marble. In our catalogue, 10 of the 35 list facades among their uses (Galala Classic, Perlato Galala, Sunny Menia, Sunny Dark, Silvia Menia, Hashma Beige, Sinai Pearl, Golden Sinai, Sunny Oro Light and Royal Grey), and 2 list external paving (Hashma Beige and Golden Sinai). The finish matters as much as the stone: a polished face is an interior finish, and textured faces are the ones asked for underfoot outside. Tell us where the stone is going and we will say which of ours suits it.
Need a quote on marble?
Send the stone, the finish, the thickness and the destination port. We quote FOB and CIF, with photographs of the actual material before anything is cut.
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