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The Probert Encyclopaedia of Rocks & Minerals

PORTER

Porter (black and gold) is a type of marble found in the Apennines. Porter has a black background clouded with grey and is strongly veined with chain-like formations in yellow - whence it's alternative name of 'black and gold'.
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