While tennessee marble is not true marble its crystalline nature lends it a strong resemblance to marble especially when polished.
Tennessee pink marble.
As the premier showroom for tennessee pink marble candoro is a featured stop on this self guided tour of knoxville.
Photo courtesy of the knoxville museum of art.
Tennessee marble is abundant but only found here in east tennessee.
Tennessee pink marble is a kind of pink marble quarried in united states.
Pink marble is more than pretty especially when you pay attention to it in knoxville.
The pink marble trail is whimsical as well as solid with history and culture.
The stone occurs in belts of ordovician period rocks known as the holston formation and is quarried primarily in knox blount loudon union and hawkins counties.
Tennessee pink marble is famous all over the world.
The use of tennessee marble declined after world war ii when cheaper building materials became widely available.
Tennessee pink marble is featured on the facade of the knoxville museum of art.
This east tennessee city offers plenty of reasons for a visit and cultural heritage travelingmom recommends following the pink marble trail for extra pleasures.