Drag the slab to turn it, or use the arrow keys. Switching finish re-renders the surface — polished throws a hard specular, the abraded finishes open the surface up and knock the colour back.
Cream marble
Galala Extra
Also sold as Galala Super · Galala Premium
The selected, lightest and most uniform grade of Galala.
Extra is not a different quarry — it is a selection. Blocks with the palest ground and the fewest markings are pulled aside at the quarry face and cut separately. The result is a quiet, near-uniform cream that behaves like a neutral: it sits under strong joinery without competing, and it photographs clean under warm and cool light alike.
- Material
- Marble
- Colour
- Cream
- Origin
- Galala Mountain, Suez Governorate
- Availability
- High — selected grade, allow longer lead time
- Finishes
- Polished, Honed, Brushed
- Formats
- Blocks, Gangsaw slabs, Tiles, Cut-to-size, Window sills and thresholds
Request a quote for Galala Extra
Samples are 10 × 10 cm as standard and go out by courier within two working days.
Photographs
Galala Extra in the yard
We are photographing this material now. Until the shoot is done, the turning slab and the close-up below are renderings, and the honest answer to “what does it actually look like” is a sample in your hand.
No photographs yet. Ask us for the current slab and block photographs of Galala Extra — we shoot them on request, in the yard, with a scale in frame. A cut sample goes out by courier the same week.
Laid out
Galala Extra across a floor
A photograph shows one slab on a stand. This shows the stone tile after tile — where the pattern repeats, how far the tone drifts across a batch, and what the joint does to it. Every tile here is cut from a different part of the surface, the way material comes out of a real crate.
Indicative layout. Tone drift is deliberate — no two tiles from one batch match exactly, and a laid floor should never look like one photograph repeated.
Surface
Galala Extra, close up
The slab above turns; this is the same stone at the size it sits in your hand. Change the finish and it re-cuts.
Roughly a 130 mm span of Galala Extra, polished. A rendered preview, not a photograph of stock — ask for a physical sample before you specify.
Specified for
Where Galala Extra is used
- Interior flooring
- Wall cladding
- Vanity tops
- Reception desks
- Retail interiors
Suitability depends on the finish, the thickness and the exposure. If you are specifying for external cladding, wet areas or heavy traffic, send us the detail and we will tell you what we would put in that position.
Technical
Egyptian beige / cream marble — typical range
| Property | Typical value | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk density | 2,600 – 2,720 kg/m³ | EN 1936 |
| Water absorption | 0.10 – 0.45 % | EN 13755 |
| Compressive strength | 70 – 110 MPa | EN 1926 |
| Flexural strength | 8 – 14 MPa | EN 12372 |
| Abrasion resistance | 20 – 26 mm | EN 14157 |
| Frost resistance | Passes 48 cycles (selected stones) | EN 12371 |
| Mohs hardness | 3 – 4 | — |
| Reaction to fire | Class A1 | EN 13501-1 |
These are indicative ranges for this stone family, published so you can size a design early. They are not a test certificate. Ask us for the current EN or ASTM report on the specific batch before you close a specification.
Formats
How Galala Extra is supplied
Blocks
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.
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; granite 2 cm and 3 cm. Bundled by block so vein sequence is preserved.
Tiles
Calibrated tiles in 30×30, 30×60, 40×40, 60×60, 60×120 cm and free length, 1.0 – 2.0 cm. Edges straight-cut or bevelled, back-mesh on request.
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.
Window sills and thresholds
Sills, copings and thresholds with drip groove, polished ends and mitred returns.
Also in marble
Stones that sit alongside it
Get a price on Galala Extra.
Send the stone, the finish, the thickness and the destination port. You get a quote with an FOB and a CIF price, a lead time and photographs of the actual material.