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Carrara White (Italian) Carrara White Marble 5 3/4 x 11 1/4 Honed Tile Florida Flower Border (Thassos + White Carrara (Oval) + Black (Dots)) offers...
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View full detailsThassos CLASSIC White Marble Honed 12x24 tiles combine a soft honed finish with the timeless appeal of white marble. Their elongated size is ideal ...
View full detailsThassos CLASSIC White Marble Polished 12x12 tiles offer enduring elegance with their polished surface and classic white marble. Ideal for sophistic...
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View full detailsThassos PREMIUM White Marble Honed 12x24 tiles feature a modern elongated size and a smooth honed finish, perfect for creating clean, contemporary ...
View full detailsThassos PREMIUM White Marble Polished 12x12 tiles offer a timeless look with their polished finish and pure white marble. The classic square size i...
View full detailsThassos PREMIUM White Marble Polished 12x24 tiles deliver a luxurious and modern look with their elongated size and polished white marble. Perfect ...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 1/2 x 12 Honed Tile Pencil Liner offers Honed marble style in a format for outdoor spaces. Ideal for pro...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 1/2 x 12 Polished Tile Pencil Liner offers Polished marble style in a polished format for outdoor spaces...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 12 x 12 Honed Tile offers Honed marble style in a format for outdoor spaces. Ideal for projects that nee...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 12 x 12 Polished Tile offers Polished marble style in a polished format for outdoor spaces. Ideal for pr...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 12 x 24 Honed Tile features a Honed surface and marble appeal suited to living areas. A smart pick when ...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 12 x 24 Polished Tile features a Polished surface and marble appeal suited to living areas. A smart pick...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 18 x 18 Honed Tile is a Honed marble tile designed to bring a clean, refined look to kitchens and baths....
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 18 x 18 Polished Tile is a Polished marble tile designed to bring a clean, refined look to kitchens and ...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 24 x 24 Honed Tile delivers Honed marble character with a timeless profile for walls and floors. Perfect...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 24 x 24 Polished Tile delivers Polished marble character with a timeless profile for walls and floors. P...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 2 x 12 Honed Tile BIAS Border (w/ Black) offers Honed marble style in a format for outdoor spaces. Ideal...
View full detailsThassos White (Greek) Thassos White Marble 2 x 12 Honed Tile BIAS Border (w/ Blue-Gray) offers Honed marble style in a format for outdoor spaces. I...
View full detailsWhat Makes Thassos Marble Special
Thassos marble stands apart from other white marbles because of its remarkable purity. While Carrara and Calacatta marbles feature distinctive veining, Thassos is prized for its clean, almost uniform white appearance with only subtle crystalline variations. This purity makes it the preferred choice for installations where consistent whiteness is the design goal.
Origin and Quarrying
Thassos marble comes exclusively from the island of Thassos in northern Greece. The marble is a metamorphic dolomite with a high calcite content, giving it a distinctive crystalline sparkle when polished. It's been quarried since ancient times - fragments of Thassos marble have been found in structures dating to 600 BC. The limited geographic source contributes to its premium pricing.
Thassos vs. Other White Marbles
Thassos is the whitest of the white marbles. Carrara marble has a softer, gray-blue undertone with visible veining. Calacatta marble features bold veining on a white background. Dolomite marble (Bianco Dolomite) is similar to Thassos in whiteness but has more visible gray veining. Thassos is the best choice when you want the purest possible white natural stone with minimal variation.
Available Formats
Thassos marble field tile comes in 12x12, 12x24, and 24x24 sizes. It's also available in mosaic formats including hexagon, subway, herringbone, and flower patterns. Thassos is often used as the white component in multi-stone mosaics, paired with Carrara, Nero Marquina, or colored marbles for contrast.
Best Applications
Thassos marble excels in luxury bathrooms where its pure white tone creates a bright, spa-like atmosphere. It's popular for shower walls, shower floors (in mosaic format), vanity surrounds, and bathroom floors. In kitchens, Thassos makes a clean, contemporary backsplash. It also works beautifully as accent tile within larger marble installations - for example, a Thassos hexagon mosaic accent band within a Carrara marble shower.
Grades and Quality
Thassos marble comes in different grades: Premium (Select), Standard, and Economy. Premium grade has the brightest white color with minimal variation. Standard grade may show slight gray clouding or veining. Economy grade has more visible variation and may include small natural fissures. All grades are genuine Thassos marble - the difference is in consistency and uniformity.
Is Thassos marble the whitest marble?
Yes, Thassos marble is widely considered the purest white natural marble in the world. Quarried exclusively from the Greek island of Thassos, it has a bright white, crystalline appearance with minimal veining. Other white marbles like Carrara and Calacatta have visible gray or gold veining, while Thassos offers a cleaner, more uniform white surface.
Is Thassos marble expensive?
Thassos marble is in the mid-to-premium price range for natural marble. It costs more than standard Carrara but is generally comparable to or less than premium Calacatta varieties. The price reflects its limited quarry source (only from Thassos, Greece) and its unique pure-white appearance. Premium grade Thassos commands a higher price than Standard or Economy grades.
Does Thassos marble stain easily?
Like all marble, Thassos is porous and can stain if not properly sealed. Its pure white color means stains are more visible than on veined marbles where the veining provides visual camouflage. Proper sealing before installation is essential. The good news is that Thassos dolomitic marble is slightly harder and less porous than many calcite-based marbles, making it somewhat more stain-resistant.