Ançã is a distinguished limestone originating from Portugal, characterized by its dominant white hue with subtle yellowish undertones. This stone features a fine-grained, compact, and homogeneous texture, offering a clean and elegant aesthetic ideal for contemporary and classic architectural projects. Its natural appearance makes it suitable for flooring, wall cladding, and exterior facades, where its durability and timeless look shine. Common finishes include honed, polished, and textured surfaces to enhance its natural grain. Marmi di Carrara supplies Ançã in blocks, standard slabs of 2 or 3 cm, and custom cut-to-size pieces. We provide high-resolution photos of actual slabs before purchase to ensure you select the exact shade and pattern of this Portuguese limestone that best suits your design vision.
Petrographic description
Light whitish-yellow, fine-grained, compact, and homogeneous limestone with a bioclastic and calciclastic composition. It exhibits an oolitic tendency and contains spathized micritic cement, classified as a packstone with rare extraclastic elements.
Ançã is a Limestone quarried in Portugal, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICPTLS00526. Its dominant tone is white, with fine grain and a oolitic / bioclastic / compact / massive texture.
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.
FAQ
Is Ançã 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 Ançã per m²?
Indicative price from €90/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 Ançã 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.
