Marble resistance to Weather +

[Don Dougan <dondougan@zzzzzzzz>]

Bill;

" . . . are any of the [Georgia] greys as outdoors suitable as well?  And
are any of them free enough of figuring to be good for figurative work?"

All the Tate Georgia marble is considered highly weather-resistant as far
as marble is concerned,  greys included.  As far as figuring goes, I
don't know how large a piece you might want to use (life-size full
figure?), but I have worked small blocks (1-2 cubic feet max.) of the
Georgia Pearl Grey that have virtually no figuring at all.  I do know
that if you buy the Georgia white statuary grade it has very little
figuring even in large blocks -- but they have always sold it for about
twice the price of the more variegated  Cherokee.  I would assume that
the Pearl Grey blocks are sometimes quarried without too much figuring,
but whether you could specify that or how much it would be are questions
for the company.  I think I said the dimensional stone division of the
Georgia Marble company was owned by a French corporation, but in looking
up their website I discovered it is instead French-Canadian (Quebec):

GEORGIA MARBLE DIMENSION STONE
P.O. Box 238
200 Georgia Marble Lane
Tate, Georgia 30177, U.S.A.
Phone: (770) 735-2611
1-800 334-0122
Fax: (770) 735-2236
georgiamarble[AT]polycor.com

http://www.polycor.com/html/en/mar_f_colors.htm

Good Carving to You,
Don
http://www.dondougan.com