Marble
Calacatta Oro
Milk white ground with gold to dove grey veins.
We price it with your kitchen, measured for cutting once the cabinets are in, so it follows your walls.
The facts
- Stone
- Marble
- Quarried in
- Italy (Carrara quarries, Apuan Alps)
- Also sold as
- Calacatta Gold, Calacatta Oro Classico
- Finishes
- Polished, Honed
- Slab thickness
- 20 mm
- Veining
- Directional, can be bookmatched
- Acids
- Lemon, vinegar and acidic cleaners etch it
Where it works
- Kitchen worktop
- With care
- Vanity top
- Good
- Wall and splashback
- Good
- Floor
- Good
Calcite marble: lemon, vinegar, wine and acidic cleaners etch the surface, so a kitchen worktop will dull and mark. Seal it, wipe spills at once and clean with pH neutral cleaner. Honed shows etching less than polished.
Source: dedalostone.com, checked 2026-11-02. Details still to be confirmed with the supplier.
