Deer Isle is a distinctive granite originating from the United States, celebrated for its unique violet and purple hues. This medium-grain stone presents a consistent visual texture, blending mauve, black, gray, and white speckles into a cohesive, elegant surface. Its rich coloration makes it a compelling choice for high-end interior applications, including kitchen countertops, bathroom vanities, and decorative flooring. The stone’s durability ensures it performs well in both residential and commercial settings. It is available in polished, honed, or leathered finishes to suit various design aesthetics. Marmi di Carrara supplies Deer Isle in blocks, standard slabs of 2 or 3 cm, and custom cut-to-size pieces. We provide high-resolution photos of actual slabs for your review before purchase, ensuring you select the exact shade and pattern that matches your project requirements.
Petrographic description
Medium-grain granite featuring a consistent blend of mauve, black, gray, and white tones.
Deer Isle is a Granite quarried in United States, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICUSGR00371. Its dominant tone is violet & purple, with medium grain.
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.
Deer Isle Granite: complete guide
Overview
Deer Isle is a pink-grey granite from Maine, with a medium to coarse grain and a soft tone. It is chosen for outdoor works and interiors with a natural character, delicate colours and great durability.
History and origin
The coast of Maine has a historic tradition of granite quarrying, with stone often shipped by sea to the cities of the American East Coast. Granite from the Deer Isle area belongs to this tradition and is known for its pink-grey tint. It is used for landscaping, cladding, monuments and furnishings. Marmi di Carrara supplies it on request.
Appearance
The background mixes pale pink feldspars, grey quartz and dark crystals, with an overall shaded pink-grey effect. The medium to coarse grain gives a lively but not contrasting surface. Polished finishes highlight the individual crystals, while split or bush-hammered finishes give a rustic look that suits the landscape very well.
Uses
Perfect for low walls, solid block steps, kerbs, seating and paving in gardens and public spaces. Indoors it lends itself to floors, cladding and worktops for natural-style kitchens. For worktops, polished or honed finishes are best for easier cleaning.
Care and maintenance
Outdoors it only needs periodic cleaning with moderate-pressure water to remove moss and deposits. Indoors, neutral detergents are used and, on worktops, a stain-proofing protector.
- Classification
- granite
- Density
- approx. 2,650 kg/m³ (indicative)
- Mohs hardness
- approx. 6-7
- Water absorption
- low
- Main use
- outdoor, landscaping and indoor
- Acid resistance
- high
FAQ
Is Deer Isle 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 Deer Isle 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 Deer Isle 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.
