Amarillo Alga is a warm golden-yellow limestone from Spain, known for its uniform color and subtle, natural texture. Its sunny hue and fine grain make it a versatile choice for both interior and exterior applications, including wall cladding, flooring, staircases, and decorative features. The stone accepts a variety of finishes, from polished to honed, brushed, or tumbled, each enhancing its natural beauty. Marmi di Carrara supplies Amarillo Alga in blocks, slabs of 2 or 3 cm thickness, and cut-to-size pieces. We provide photos of actual slabs before purchase, ensuring you select the perfect material for your project. This Spanish limestone brings warmth and elegance to any design.
Petrographic description
Amarillo Alga is a golden-yellow limestone, typically fine-grained and compact, quarried in Spain.
Amarillo Alga is a Limestone quarried in Spain, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICESLS00231. Its dominant tone is yellow & gold.
Like every limestone, it is supplied as raw blocks, gangsaw slabs in 2 and 3 cm and cut-to-size pieces made in our Carrara plants. Recommended finishes: honed, brushed, sandblasted, bush-hammered, split-face. Typical applications: interior and exterior floors, façades, pool surrounds, garden design, carved elements.
Availability varies with the quarry campaigns: before quoting we check current stock, block sizes and the selection grade, and we send photos of the actual slabs. Price and transport are confirmed by our technical office within one working day.
Amarillo Cobdar: complete guide
Overview
Amarillo Cobdar is a Spanish marble in warm, bright yellow-cream tones. It is chosen for welcoming interiors and for combinations with white and coloured marbles.
History and origin
The name recalls Cóbdar, a village in the province of Almería, Andalusia, an area with a marble-quarrying tradition. The yellow marbles of this area are used for floors, cladding and decoration. The tone varies with the batch, from straw yellow to cream. Marmi di Carrara supplies it on request.
Appearance
The yellow-cream background may show warmer or lighter hues and faint veins or patches of a different tone. Colour variability between slabs is moderate but present, so it is useful to choose a consistent batch. Polishing intensifies the yellow; honing makes it softer and more natural.
Uses
Suitable for interior floors, cladding, bathrooms, stairs, bands and inlays. Not recommended outdoors or for heavily used kitchen worktops.
Care and maintenance
Clean with neutral detergents and dry; avoid acidic or abrasive products. A stain-repellent impregnating sealer helps keep the colour even.
- Classification
- calcitic marble
- Bulk density
- approx. 2,700 kg/m³ (indicative)
- Mohs hardness
- approx. 3
- Water absorption
- low
- Main use
- interiors
- Acid resistance
- low: sensitive to lemon, vinegar and limescale removers
FAQ
Is Amarillo Alga suitable for outdoor use?
Limestone: suitable for façades and paving in temperate climates with a honed, brushed or bush-hammered finish. Tell us the climate and exposure of the project and we will recommend the right finish and thickness.
What is the price of Amarillo Alga per m²?
Indicative price from €105/m² for polished 2 cm slabs ex works Carrara, VAT excluded. The final figure depends on selection, block size, finish and quantity; a personalised quote is free.
How is Amarillo Alga shipped from Italy?
Slabs travel in wooden A-frames inside 20-foot containers (about 25 tonnes); blocks ship loose or in open-top containers. We quote FOB, CIF or door-to-door to any port or site.
