Cinzento Claro is a distinguished granite from Portugal, prized for its consistent grey tone and medium-coarse grain. The stone features a homogeneous appearance with subtle foliation, offering a robust and timeless aesthetic for both interior and exterior projects. Its natural durability makes it ideal for flooring, countertops, and cladding, where a solid, neutral backdrop is desired. Cinzento Claro performs well in polished, honed, or flamed finishes, allowing designers to tailor the surface texture to specific functional needs. Marmi di Carrara supplies this Portuguese granite in blocks, 2/3 cm slabs, or cut-to-size pieces. We provide high-resolution photos of actual slabs before purchase, ensuring you select the exact Cinzento Claro variation that matches your design vision.
Petrographic description
This is a two-mica medium-coarse granite characterized by well-defined foliation and a homogeneous greyish colour. The rock exhibits a granular hypidiomorphic texture with some microfracturing, showing sericitic and kaolinitic alteration along the fracture lines.
Cinzento Claro is a Granite quarried in Portugal, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICPTGR00217. Its dominant tone is grey, with medium to coarse grain and a foliated / schistose / granular texture.
Like every granite, 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: polished, honed, flamed, bush-hammered, leathered. Typical applications: kitchen worktops, exterior cladding and paving, stairs, monuments, high-traffic floors.
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 Cinzento Claro suitable for outdoor use?
Granite: excellent for façades, paving and stairs in any climate. Tell us the climate and exposure of the project and we will recommend the right finish and thickness.
What is the price of Cinzento Claro per m²?
Indicative price from €115/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 Cinzento Claro 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.
