Beola Bianca is a classic white granite quarried in Italy, renowned for its uniform, bright appearance and fine-grained texture. The stone displays a clean, milky background with subtle speckles of darker minerals that add depth without compromising its overall brightness. Its consistent colour and smooth grain make it ideal for both polished and honed finishes, suitable for flooring, countertops, wall cladding and exterior applications. Marmi di Carrara supplies Beola Bianca in robust blocks and ready‑to‑install slabs of 2–3 cm thickness, offering cut‑to‑size services and high‑resolution photos of actual slabs before purchase, ensuring precise selection for architects and designers.
Petrographic description
Typically a white granite composed of quartz, feldspar and biotite.
Beola Bianca is a Granite quarried in Italy, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICITGR00436. Its dominant tone is white.
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.
Beola Bianca: the complete guide
Overview
Beola Bianca is a light gneiss from the Ossola valley, with thin, parallel streaks of dark mica on a white-grey background. It is chosen for exteriors, stairs and floors where durability, grip and a natural look are needed.
History and origin
Beola stones are traditional stones of the Piedmontese and Lombard Alps, worked for centuries in the Ossola valleys. Their schistose structure also allows natural split-face slabs to be obtained, historically used for paving, steps, balconies and windowsills. They are still among the most sought-after stones for mountain architecture and residential exteriors. Marmi di Carrara supplies it on request.
Appearance
The background is white or pearl grey, crossed by dense, oriented dark grey streaks that give a striped effect. Cut in a different direction relative to the schistosity, it can show a wavier or speckled pattern, and slabs vary in the intensity of the veining. Flamed or split-face, it looks light and rustic; honed or polished, it brings out the mica lines.
Uses
Ideal for outdoor paving, stairs, thresholds, windowsills, pool surrounds and façade cladding. Indoors it is used for rustic or contemporary floors and for kitchen worktops with a honed finish. It is not the right choice if a perfectly uniform surface is wanted, because the streaks are always clearly visible.
Care and maintenance
Outdoors, periodic washing with water and a brush is enough; any moss can be removed with specific non-acidic products. Indoors it is cleaned with a neutral detergent. On honed tops and floors, a water repellent that limits the absorption of oil and dirt is useful.
- Classification
- gneiss (commercially grouped with granites)
- Bulk density
- approx. 2,650 kg/m³ (indicative)
- Mohs hardness
- approx. 6
- Water absorption
- low
- Main use
- exteriors and interiors
- Acid resistance
- good; it also withstands frost and weathering
FAQ
Is Beola Bianca 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 Beola Bianca per m²?
Indicative price from €80/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 Beola Bianca 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.
