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Aurisina Fiorito Marble

Marble

Aurisina Fiorito

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Full Service — Installation

Our marble range is available with full supply, templating, fabrication and installation across Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, Waterlooville, Chichester, Southampton and the surrounding area, with our services extending to Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey, Dorset and Berkshire . The reach of our installation service depends on the type of project — contact us to discuss your requirements.

Supply & Fabrication — UK Wide

Outside our installation area? We can fabricate marble to your supplied template, or supply the stone directly as-is — anywhere in the UK . Learn more .

The Stone

See the natural beauty of Aurisina Fiorito up close — the surface texture, colour depth, and veining that make this marble unique.

Colour:

Cream Beige Brown

A fascinating Italian limestone-marble from Trieste, its warm beige surface alive with genuine fossil fragments — millions of years of marine history beneath your fingertips.

Aurisina Fiorito is not merely a stone — it is a fossil record. Quarried exclusively in the village of Aurisina near Trieste in northeastern Italy, this compact limestone is densely populated with genuine fossil fragments: shell impressions, coral sections, and organic remains that tell the story of an ancient seabed, preserved in stone for millions of years. The warm beige-cream base provides a natural canvas for these extraordinary inclusions. Each slab is a unique window into geological time — no two surfaces share the same arrangement of fossils. For homeowners who value natural authenticity above all else, Aurisina Fiorito offers something that no other worktop material can: a surface where you can literally trace the outlines of ancient marine creatures while preparing dinner. As a dense limestone, Aurisina Fiorito is slightly harder and less porous than typical marbles, though it still benefits from regular sealing and pH-neutral care. At In2stone, we appreciate the unique character of fossiliferous stones and ensure our cutting and installation honours every fossil detail.

Performance

How This Stone Performs

Hardness

2 out of 5

Stain Resistance

2 out of 5

UV Resistance

4 out of 5

Heat Resistance

4 out of 5

Scratch Resistance

2 out of 5

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Aurisina Fiorito Marble slab

Frequently Asked

Questions About Aurisina Fiorito

Are the fossils in Aurisina Fiorito genuine?
Yes, completely genuine. Aurisina Fiorito is a fossiliferous limestone formed from ancient seabed sediments. The shell impressions, coral fragments, and organic traces visible on the surface are real fossils that are millions of years old. Each slab is a unique geological record — you are literally looking at preserved marine life from a prehistoric ocean.
Is Aurisina Fiorito a marble or a limestone?
Technically, Aurisina Fiorito is a compact limestone rather than a true metamorphic marble. However, in the stone industry, dense limestones that can take a polish are commonly classified and traded as marble. For practical purposes, its care requirements are similar to marble — regular sealing and pH-neutral cleaning. It is slightly harder and denser than many true marbles, giving it good durability.
How durable is Aurisina Fiorito for kitchen use?
Aurisina Fiorito is reasonably durable for a limestone. Its dense, compact structure gives it better stain and scratch resistance than softer marbles. However, like all calcium carbonate stones, it is susceptible to etching from acidic substances. Regular sealing every six to twelve months and prompt attention to acidic spills will keep the surface in excellent condition for kitchen use.
Can the fossil patterns in Aurisina Fiorito be matched across slabs?
Every slab of Aurisina Fiorito has a unique arrangement of fossils, so exact matching is not possible. However, slabs cut from the same block will share the same general density, colour tone, and fossil character. At In2stone, we can source slabs from the same block to ensure visual consistency across your worktop, even though each section will have its own unique fossil distribution.
What makes the Aurisina quarries in Trieste special?
The Aurisina quarries near Trieste have been active since Roman times and produce stone that is unique to this specific geological location. The limestone formed in a particularly fossil-rich marine environment, creating stone with an unusually high density of visible fossil inclusions. The quarries are the exclusive global source for this stone — Aurisina Fiorito cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
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Why In2stone

Invisible Joins & Ogee Edging

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