Naxian marble

The marble's creation is owed to high level metamorphic processes in a contact zone with dome-like bulges of migmatite.

This transparence gives the stone an appearance of depth and is the cause of the blue-grey shimmer of the marble, which is more or less noticeable depending on the angle of the light source.

Ancient marble quarries are located in the north part of Naxos and near Apollonas, as well as in the central region of Melanes [de].

Some unfinished ancient pieces, like the Kouros of Apollonas or the two Kouroi of Flerio are found in these quarries.

[3] It was already suggested by Richard Lepsius [de] in 1890 that Naxian marble was used for the creation of ancient roof tiles at Olympia and on the Athenian Acropolis,[4] which subsequent research affirmed.

[5] In Roman times, Naxian marble has ceased to play an important role and Pliny the Elder does not mention it once.