Estavayer Muschelkalk is a premium limestone sourced from the Jura mountains in Switzerland. Its creamy-beige to warm cream hues, combined with subtle fossil details and a consistent grain, make it a refined choice for high-end interiors and facades. This natural stone offers durability and timeless elegance, suitable for flooring, wall cladding, and staircases. It accepts honed, polished, or brushed finishes beautifully, enhancing its soft tone. Marmi di Carrara supplies Estavayer Muschelkalk as raw blocks, precision-cut slabs in 2 cm and 3 cm thicknesses, and custom cut-to-size pieces, with actual slab photos available before purchase. Architects and designers trust this Swiss limestone for projects requiring understated luxury and geological authenticity.
Petrographic description
Estavayer Muschelkalk is a fine-grained bioclastic limestone from the Middle Triassic Muschelkalk formation, characterized by fossil fragments and a homogeneous creamy-beige matrix.
Estavayer Muschelkalk is a Limestone quarried in Switzerland, catalogued in the Marmi di Carrara atlas under the international reference ICCHLS00080. Its dominant tone is beige & cream.
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 Estavayer Muschelkalk 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 Estavayer Muschelkalk per m²?
Indicative price from €95/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 Estavayer Muschelkalk 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.
