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And calacatta is one of the world's most expensive types of marble. It's more than double the price of carrara marble, yet mined in the same mountains. But the key to calacatta's price is its rarity.

The company Arizona Tile notes that “production is dominated by four countries that mine around half of the world’s marble: Italy, China, India, and Spain.” Smith adds that the most common ...