104? FRENCH MARBLES. 
talcy mineral, intermixed with the lime-stone. The 
Campan marble is well adapted for slabs, tables, chim- 
ney-pieces, and other ornamental purposes in the inte- 
rior of buildings ; but, if exposed to the weather, the 
talcose substances perish, and leave hollow spaces which 
render its surface rough and uneven. 
157. GRIOTTE MARBLE is of a deep brown colour, with 
Hood-red oval spots^ formed by shells. Its name has been 
obtained from its brownish colour, being similar to that 
of the cherries that are called by the French griotte. 
This marble has, of late, been much used in the deco- 
ration of public monuments, and in splendid furniture, 
in France. Some of the ornaments of the Triumphal 
Arch of the Carousel are made of it. The department 
of Herault is the part of France from which it is ob- 
tained. It sometimes contains large white veins, which 
destroy the harmony of the other tints. 
158. MARQUESE MARBLE. This, which is obtained 
from quarries, near the village of Marquese, between 
Calais and Boulogne, is marked with different shades and 
variegations of white and brown. Of this marble Buona- 
parte commenced a magnificent column on the heights 
near the sea, at Boulogne, to commemorate his victo- 
ries ; but, since his dethronement, the erection of this 
structure has been discontinued. 
159. SARENCOLIN MARBLE is distinguished by exhibit- 
ing large zones, and angular spots of yellow or blood-red 
colour, it is found at Sarencolin, in the High Pyrenees. 
160. ST. BEAUME, or LANGUEDOC MARBLE, is of 
light red colour, marked with white and grey zones, formed 
by madrepores. The eight columns which adorn the 
Triumphal Arch, in the Carousel at Paris, are of this 
marble. It is obtained from quarries at St. Beaume, in 
the department of Aude. 
161. BRECCIA MARBLE OF THE PYRENEES. One 
kind of this marble contains black, grey, and red, mid- 
dle-sized spots in a brownish red ground. It admits of 
