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emperador dark.
dark brown, light veins.
A dark, chocolate-brown marble crossed by a web of light veins, white and golden, that give it a lot of movement. It is the stone also known as Marrón Emperador. It works in bathrooms, cladding, interior floors and furniture, and pairs well with creams and whites.
finishes: polished · honed · aged · finishes guide →
in the photos: polished slabs in the warehouse
— the stone
— technical data
- origin
- Spain
- rock type
- dolomite (dolosparite, brecciated dolomite). Sold as marble
- apparent density
- 2,660 – 2,780 kg/m³
- water absorption
- 0.05 – 0.6 %
- flexural strength
- 8.6 – 15.7 MPa
- compressive strength
- 140 – 185 MPa
- open porosity
- 1.5 – 1.9 %
Indicative values from the Guía de la Piedra Natural 2026 (Infoedita). They vary by quarry and batch: before specifying, we always ask for the technical sheet of the batch. Light Emperador is a different, lighter stone: ask us.
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