Why Calacatta Marble Is So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider

Michelangelo's famous "David" sculpture was carved out of marble. The iconic material has been used for centuries by artists and designers alike. 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.
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  • @darrena2625
    @darrena2625 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine cutting and moving a block of marble the size required for "David" and moving it to Michelangelo in his time. Now that is mind-blowing.

  • @florianwappel4968

    @florianwappel4968

    Жыл бұрын

    imagine building a few pyramids 4000 years before that

  • @cheysheefel7584

    @cheysheefel7584

    Жыл бұрын

    Ain’t that crazy! People are genuinely so uneducated that we don’t even think about those things and just how crazy that is!

  • @FunSkipping

    @FunSkipping

    Жыл бұрын

    You do realize there are marble deposits all over the world it isn't something that is specific to one region, some regions are known for their marble deposits like china, spain, india, and italy, and they likely didn't have to climb mountains back when this stuff wasn't being harvested to suit the needs of a 7 billion populous (World wide). It was probably found in huge boulders back then all over the place by these mountains.

  • @soumiksaha8484

    @soumiksaha8484

    Жыл бұрын

    @@FunSkipping No, India's famed Makrana marble comes from quarries like this.

  • @jakoblarson4714

    @jakoblarson4714

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cheysheefel7584 and the fact it would take us hundreds of years nowadays to build the pyramids and some say it's not even possible. They did it all in a lifetime

  • @yalz302
    @yalz302 Жыл бұрын

    This Series could report about any product now considering how everything became expensive.

  • @Numbskulli

    @Numbskulli

    Жыл бұрын

    “Why gas is so expensive” would be interesting, but depressing

  • @parsaledm

    @parsaledm

    Жыл бұрын

    Have it covered in one video titled: Why Is Everything So Expensive

  • @cream422

    @cream422

    Жыл бұрын

    "why air is so expensive"

  • @robbieaulia6462

    @robbieaulia6462

    Жыл бұрын

    @@parsaledm don't they have the "So Expensive" Marathon videos?

  • @delvinrequena8014

    @delvinrequena8014

    Жыл бұрын

    Why is bread so expensive lol

  • @Vorusen
    @Vorusen Жыл бұрын

    Something tells me 95% of the people who have calacatta countertops wouldn't be able to tell the different between theirs and 4 other white marble counters if held side by side. Like to rich people enjoy being scammed or is it just a flex? Because getting "Calacatta Gold" looks like the pieces they would normally deem unworthy of selling but some people are dumb enough to eat that shit up at a higher price so why not sell it to them as "an exclusive luxury item"

  • @richardnemeth5911

    @richardnemeth5911

    Жыл бұрын

    100% truth. That gold mark looks nasty, not desirable, but that's the genius of marketing. Instead of throwing away a few pieces, they profit many times more from them than the other regular flawless inventory.

  • @Half_Finis

    @Half_Finis

    Жыл бұрын

    Rich people can afford to be scammed :)

  • @craigalchin272

    @craigalchin272

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t be a hater, just because your not in the position to afford stuff like this

  • @user2144

    @user2144

    Жыл бұрын

    @@craigalchin272 You’re, not your

  • @maverick2377

    @maverick2377

    Жыл бұрын

    @@craigalchin272 We're happy to be in a positioned to not be scammed. You can literally buy the same looking product for much cheaper. These slabs are for materialistic people that have lost sense with reality

  • @XxMGOKillerxX
    @XxMGOKillerxX Жыл бұрын

    As an estimator at a countertop company I can confirm people pay absurd prices for Calacatta Gold, having done an estimate recently where the material alone was $22k for a single slab.

  • @IdesofMarch223

    @IdesofMarch223

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow, were they paying for just one slab total or more? That’s absurd.

  • @XxMGOKillerxX

    @XxMGOKillerxX

    Жыл бұрын

    @@IdesofMarch223 Just the price of 1 slab was $22k the whole job was over $150k.

  • @josehernandez-kl5yn

    @josehernandez-kl5yn

    Жыл бұрын

    that's true! we just to pay $15,000 per slab back on 2007. RUSSIANS LOVE THEM.

  • @allysonand

    @allysonand

    Жыл бұрын

    @@josehernandez-kl5yn hey I don’t LOVE calacutta….

  • @grqfes

    @grqfes

    Жыл бұрын

    @@IdesofMarch223 yes that's absurd to us. To them, it's an hour of works wage.

  • @karenm19
    @karenm19 Жыл бұрын

    Can’t help but appreciate Sergio’s passion. His comment on how meticulous they are about the sealing process because a crack may turn black from catching dirt if used as flooring…even when the marble is out of their hands, he still cares about the value of it.

  • @TheMaleNurse777

    @TheMaleNurse777

    Жыл бұрын

    Screw sergio

  • @AdamJensen_

    @AdamJensen_

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheMaleNurse777 No you.

  • @Wreckz_Tea
    @Wreckz_Tea Жыл бұрын

    I had a job at a marble and quartz slab company and did everything in the video other than the extraction process. I cut slabs, sealed and polished and it was a really cool job. Amazing process from start to finish. Unfortunately I had a serious lack of training and was just let loose to run machines that consistently broke down daily and nobody around who could fix them. I unfortunately was eventually fired because I was forced to run the machines in manual mode which vacuum suction the blocks to pick them up and stack them after they are finished and when suction cups failed I would inevitably drop slabs and shatter them. If that place had better management and decent equipment I would still be there today and would have no plans to leave. If you ever get the opportunity to get a job doing that stuff you should jump on it bc it's so cool. Now I'm a locomotive mechanic and have good management...quite the change in career

  • @Janken_Pro

    @Janken_Pro

    Жыл бұрын

    Quite a story

  • @Wreckz_Tea

    @Wreckz_Tea

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Janken_Pro yea...

  • @Apolloneek

    @Apolloneek

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean obviously if your now a heavy mechanic why wouldn't you press them to hire a maintenance tech or have them pay you to maintain and fix I would have pressed and kept pressing and kept record

  • @BroBurg445

    @BroBurg445

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice that it worked out

  • @carochan86

    @carochan86

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you learn to fix locomotives on the job?

  • @michaeljeanrichard4
    @michaeljeanrichard4 Жыл бұрын

    Stuff like this is always incredibly fascinating because there's so much knowledge that is just passed from one person to the other and could be traced back to the very first person that discovered it and that's always been amazing to me

  • @spectre..74

    @spectre..74

    Жыл бұрын

    Wow u gave me a new perspective

  • @shaun_leo9377

    @shaun_leo9377

    Жыл бұрын

    Literally talking to my wife about that same thought like it blows my mind that a species can learn to cut rocks off the side of a mountain with a blade made out of diamonds and water i guess we are pretty amazing after all

  • @silverpharoah388

    @silverpharoah388

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah. I agree

  • @RobbyBabes

    @RobbyBabes

    Жыл бұрын

    Sadly chances are humanity had much more knowledge WAY before this "first person" you refer to. We were probably wiped at least 12 thousand years ago. We might be learning and discovering all over again and in our own new ways.

  • @AdamJensen_

    @AdamJensen_

    Жыл бұрын

    @@RobbyBabes Not true, child. Humanity has been around for over 100,000 years. Probably even longer. Don't spread misinformation if you don't know what you're talking about.

  • @JayEssential
    @JayEssential Жыл бұрын

    I work with Calacatta marble but on a smaller scale. I’m a tile setter and there’s been projects where I’ve worked with Calacatta, had to spend almost $100 on a diamond tipped blade for my wet saw so the cuts come out clean and don’t chip the marble. These tiles were retailed at $600 a box and there only a quantity of 4 per box and the dimensions are 12x24. Scary material to work with when you keep the value in mind 😭💯

  • @TunjungUtomo

    @TunjungUtomo

    Жыл бұрын

    Lots of pressure not to f-up, yeah?

  • @fashowallday4073

    @fashowallday4073

    2 ай бұрын

    Better make that shower perfect boi

  • @steveny6855
    @steveny6855 Жыл бұрын

    Can we just appreciate the art on the crane at 0:43

  • @johnster02
    @johnster02 Жыл бұрын

    it’s not even a good surface for a countertop that’s what’s crazy about it. i looked into buying a counter and prices and it stains the easiest, chips easily, looks pretty but there are knock off surfaces that look identical and don’t crack when you put a hot pan on them. marble is soft which makes it great for statues, not countertops.

  • @Prioslupus
    @Prioslupus Жыл бұрын

    "This step ensures that the marble has no flaws" except the mayor flaw of being filled with a man-made plastic.

  • @jjk4891

    @jjk4891

    Жыл бұрын

    Marble is porous. Sad that we have to fill it with plastic for everyday use. How ironic!

  • @jackjohnson6884

    @jackjohnson6884

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha I said ew when they said, polyester resin

  • @BaibaVulgaris

    @BaibaVulgaris

    Жыл бұрын

    What exactly does it change for you? Why the pain? Lmao

  • @lovemussb1940

    @lovemussb1940

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s the only thing you can put on it .

  • @snell9

    @snell9

    Жыл бұрын

    I had some black marble fitted and some of them break in the places they've glued during the cutting, it's shocking!

  • @blacklavoux
    @blacklavoux Жыл бұрын

    As an interior designer, this marble is very much overused to the point where i can’t appreciate the value anymore 😂

  • @fynkozari9271

    @fynkozari9271

    Жыл бұрын

    Humans can survive without marble. Nobody needs it, its not even a necessity. Marble is completely pointless.

  • @american7169

    @american7169

    Жыл бұрын

    I fabricate and install it so imagine how I feel... Lol

  • @airicadams1359

    @airicadams1359

    Жыл бұрын

    I used to load slabs on the carts to go get cut for counter tops

  • @SeanMichaelUpton

    @SeanMichaelUpton

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm a bit more of dark smoke slate kind of man

  • @azul1964

    @azul1964

    Жыл бұрын

    Many are fake - like the print the pattern on the surface

  • @petrescuework-difficultcas6581
    @petrescuework-difficultcas6581 Жыл бұрын

    "It pollutes the drinking water for locals and experts say, if they don't stop, the problems even get worse. But the customers don't care." Yeah, humans pretty much explained in two sentences.

  • @kukulroukul4698

    @kukulroukul4698

    Жыл бұрын

    it DOESNT pollute anything...thats STORIES of frustrated italians

  • @Emeraldnicki

    @Emeraldnicki

    Жыл бұрын

    Sad, but true

  • @shoheigoat4329

    @shoheigoat4329

    Жыл бұрын

    I bet this quarry pays enough taxes to run the entire city

  • @tednorberto3086

    @tednorberto3086

    Жыл бұрын

    The fall of The Roman Empire. Could be. Ju know? 🤣

  • @fidgetspinner1050

    @fidgetspinner1050

    Жыл бұрын

    Its not the job of the customers to care, its the job of the producers

  • @Stitcherrr
    @Stitcherrr Жыл бұрын

    As a marmor worker... Just don't use Calacatta for exterior use or countertop. It's a marble so anything acid will "attack" it (like rain / vinegar / lemon / tomato sauce) and the beautiful polish will disapear for a granular touch (but only where acid stayed). AND it will always be "dirty". Even if you wash it directly after a bad use, some time after, it will have stains of what you prepared on it. Same goes for cutting on it, it will make cavity. And hot plate will cause slits. Same goes for every marble and limestones (exceptions do exist but yes 99% of marble won't like it)

  • @ShatteredPlainsTransverser

    @ShatteredPlainsTransverser

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you labelling practical problems from it's use, this was super helpful to know

  • @Lawrence94

    @Lawrence94

    Жыл бұрын

    I by no mean a professional in this field of work and my question may sound dumb but isn't the marble coated with resin/epoxy during the imperfections filling process? Does the coating get scraped away during the smoothing process?

  • @Stitcherrr

    @Stitcherrr

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Lawrence94 It depends of the marble and the quarry, so not every marble is coated in Epoxy. But do not cut on or prepare raw food on epoxy surfaces, transfer between Epoxy and your food can happen. And even if it "protects" the stone, after some uses and wash, the Epoxy will "disappear". So if the problem of acid on it isn't in the first few years, it will happen after :) Sorry if my response is not well written, english is not my first language

  • @Pepsi-Mann21

    @Pepsi-Mann21

    Жыл бұрын

    what is the best material for a countertop?

  • @Stitcherrr

    @Stitcherrr

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@Pepsi-Mann21 You can use granit, that's generally a safe (and natural) choice. Then you can use quartz composite (Brand like Compac / Diresco in Europe) or Dekton (extremly hard material).

  • @SPLSE
    @SPLSE Жыл бұрын

    It's not mentioned clearly, part of the reason why Calacatta is so expensive is that these quarries are owned by a very small group of families or organizations.

  • @lilmane1070

    @lilmane1070

    Жыл бұрын

    lol, classic omission

  • @amauryramirez8301

    @amauryramirez8301

    Жыл бұрын

    You mean if the quarries belong to the government, marble would be way cheaper…😂😂😂😂

  • @amauryramirez8301

    @amauryramirez8301

    Жыл бұрын

    Calacatta is expensive because there is lots of people willing to pay the price to have it …

  • @macrexold
    @macrexold Жыл бұрын

    I understand that marble is expensive and beautiful, but man I am just thinking what the first humans who discovered the mountains were thinking when they saw this mysterious weird looking mountain. I also curious about how it look back then.

  • @nickgreen2905

    @nickgreen2905

    Жыл бұрын

    I'm in Turkey and I literally hiked a mountain made if white, black, and red marble. From the outside it gets dirty so it isn't pure, shining polished marble. It just looks like you are walking and climbing on a dirty, slippery, white rock.

  • @darkstari

    @darkstari

    Жыл бұрын

    I saw this quarry in Italy few months ago. Coming from Finland I first thought it was snow! The mountain isn't that high and it starts at sea level basicly so after i saw these blocks in industrial site i knew I was in Carrara :D That was a good memory from trip that was otherwise so stressful

  • @BaconTomatoCheese
    @BaconTomatoCheese Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely beautiful material… I’ve done a lot of tile jobs with this, sometimes it’ll break, but the end results are worth the extra work

  • @DarrenGibbons-xi9fq

    @DarrenGibbons-xi9fq

    Жыл бұрын

    Same did 40000 tiles took me a year

  • @cheysheefel7584
    @cheysheefel7584 Жыл бұрын

    This is soooo cool! A marble mountain. This is going to sound crazy but I obviously knew marble was a rock, but I never knew it came from this! How crazy.

  • @shadeolivier9120

    @shadeolivier9120

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @eriklerougeuh5772

    @eriklerougeuh5772

    Жыл бұрын

    marble is basically limestone heated, limestone is ancient hot sea bed, and the ehat come from volcanism. yet i find a less cool thing, i visited vietnam, and they litteraly raze their pretties marble mountain (the one like in ha long bay) for sell statue and marble stuff. i'm not opposed to mining, but i prefer they dig a hole instead that raze mountain :x and archeologist find that roman were using water mill saw tools for cut slice of marble for plate their building.

  • @mitchallen5819

    @mitchallen5819

    Жыл бұрын

    I've always wondered myself.

  • @jo-vf8jx

    @jo-vf8jx

    Жыл бұрын

    @@phlegmony Plate tonics

  • @sabrinalim5746

    @sabrinalim5746

    Жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @wonkygustav4457
    @wonkygustav4457 Жыл бұрын

    I remember seeing miles of marble when I was travelling through India, it was quite an incredible sight.

  • @abdulrshaikh8905
    @abdulrshaikh8905 Жыл бұрын

    Man... We Indians thought it was Calcutta mines 😂

  • @ajazrander6391

    @ajazrander6391

    Жыл бұрын

    Bro Indian makrana marble way better then this you should have search for that in marbles it has highest Calcium count

  • @branc2658

    @branc2658

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ajazrander6391 keep dreaming.

  • @MRT-co1sd

    @MRT-co1sd

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ajazrander6391 What’s good in India has been taken by the British already.

  • @mithun4491

    @mithun4491

    Жыл бұрын

    Uneducated people think like that not others

  • @abhayuttam4716

    @abhayuttam4716

    Жыл бұрын

    See indian supremacy we always find someone indian around

  • @JohnHausser
    @JohnHausser Жыл бұрын

    Used to be a real estate agent and most people (millennials include) still want it for kitchen countertops. Cheers from San Diego California

  • @jakelaurent6

    @jakelaurent6

    Жыл бұрын

    Makes sense, easy on the eyes and minimalistic while not being boring.

  • @TojiFushigoroWasTaken

    @TojiFushigoroWasTaken

    Жыл бұрын

    I understand, it looks so exquisite

  • @tylerkent5251

    @tylerkent5251

    Жыл бұрын

    Engineered quartz is a more affordable and all around better option with the same final product.

  • @samsonsoturian6013

    @samsonsoturian6013

    Жыл бұрын

    Most people aren't picky about marble types

  • @fourdoorsmorehoes

    @fourdoorsmorehoes

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tylerkent5251 it's like lab-made diamonds. there will always be people who prefer the real thing, and engineered quartz does have a few disadvantages over real marble

  • @tonypepperoni3157
    @tonypepperoni3157 Жыл бұрын

    That marble cutting w the water is so satisfying

  • @ThomasNappo
    @ThomasNappo17 күн бұрын

    Best everything comes out of italy.. Cars..Clothes..Gold..Food..Leather..list goes on

  • @darkstari
    @darkstari Жыл бұрын

    I was lucky to to see these mountains and quarries this fall when our flight to Pisa got transformed to Genova and we drove by in bus. Immediately I recognized this white carrara marble as i saw a document earlier this year of production. Really cool plaze and must be a precious for locals.

  • @jakelaurent6
    @jakelaurent6 Жыл бұрын

    Interesting to see this contrasted with the video on Carrara Marble from a year ago

  • @StarrTile
    @StarrTile Жыл бұрын

    As a tile Setter who often works with marble in the past, this was very interesting, however nowadays it is faux marble porcelain which is kind of a shame

  • @simonleeks7945
    @simonleeks7945 Жыл бұрын

    I have seen bathrooms done in this marble it's the most beautiful craftsmanship I have seen! The bath that was made couldn't find any flaw and my colleagues and I where speechless!!

  • @ivan.457
    @ivan.457 Жыл бұрын

    Those mountains look gorgeous. That's a lot of marble. It really makes me wonder how was all that originated and changing over the centuries...

  • @werth.loureth.7563
    @werth.loureth.7563 Жыл бұрын

    Sometimes, we can find a vein with a different color, that makes it more expensive: the red, white-pink or literrally green marble! The white marble is the most common, with the black one!

  • @rajeshupadhyay5683

    @rajeshupadhyay5683

    Жыл бұрын

    Well said! I am also here to learn how to invest after listening to a lady on tv talk about the importance of investing and how she made 7 figure in 3 month, somehow the video taught me nothing and left me even more confused, I'm a newbie and I'm open to ideas on how to invest for retirement

  • @lezliewhicker8450

    @lezliewhicker8450

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rajeshupadhyay5683 lookup Priscilla Dearmin-Turner, this is her name online, she's now the real investment prodigy since the crash and have help me recovered my loses

  • @ketoswilly7581

    @ketoswilly7581

    Жыл бұрын

    Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future

  • @davidhudson3001

    @davidhudson3001

    Жыл бұрын

    Investment now will be wise but the truth is investing on your own will be a high risk. I think it will be best to get a professional👌

  • @dr.ervingalen1777

    @dr.ervingalen1777

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lezliewhicker8450Thank you, Going through her profile in her webpage, she smashed all her state certificate and accreditation🙏

  • @solidacid1337
    @solidacid1337 Жыл бұрын

    I work with these plates, most of time I'm cutting them using a waterjet cutter. I used to work on hand polishing the edges but the waterjet is more fun.

  • @swarupadhikari3198

    @swarupadhikari3198

    Жыл бұрын

    In future you get TB,SILICOSIS,COPD(LUNG FIBROSIS).Ware a FACE MASK in your workplace. ⚰🇮🇳🙏

  • @solidacid1337

    @solidacid1337

    Жыл бұрын

    @@swarupadhikari3198 the waterjet is in a closed box with ventilation. The water prevents most dust formation and the ventilation takes care of the rest 😉

  • @donbush9091
    @donbush9091 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful marble Thanks for sharing

  • @michelemurphy3541
    @michelemurphy3541 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite is the marble with the color flaws…delicious and stunning. I want all the marble! Ha ha! Beautiful.

  • @ericorton9600
    @ericorton9600 Жыл бұрын

    The entire series is just "It's rare and takes time to work with". Yeah, supply and demand. Thanks Business expert.

  • @britisharmedforcesmilsim3015

    @britisharmedforcesmilsim3015

    Жыл бұрын

    Well done for pointing this out, you're so clever. What did you expect, for it be to magic? It's still interesting to see, some of these things I wasn't aware of. I'll admit most ultra-expensive things are just scams/for boasting in all honesty.

  • @chrisboelens2640

    @chrisboelens2640

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean, yeah obviously we know the answer is going to be either "it's rare, takes a lot of work, or both" but it's about seeing the actual process behind it and realising *what* exactly they do that makes it rare/difficult and thus expensive.

  • @hariharansivan2585

    @hariharansivan2585

    Жыл бұрын

    Or in the case of Japanese things, just take a normal thing and add 100s of process and quality checks to make it expensive

  • @ericorton9600

    @ericorton9600

    Жыл бұрын

    @@hariharansivan2585 For the record, that's kinda why those Japanese things are so high quality.

  • @zackp8201

    @zackp8201

    Жыл бұрын

    very succinct. The ability to sum up well in very few words is a dying talent. not sarcasm.

  • @rootsofastrology6861
    @rootsofastrology6861 Жыл бұрын

    As an Indian and a Bengali, at first glance I thought I read Calcutta! 😂

  • @jabedhossain9961

    @jabedhossain9961

    4 ай бұрын

    Yeah, same mistaken for me

  • @WMSClips
    @WMSClips6 ай бұрын

    I use to work for a local trash company. Filled three trucks to total just over 36 ton! That was my PR! Informative Video! Well Done 👍

  • @xxcommentator
    @xxcommentator Жыл бұрын

    Hard to imagine that people from the past cutting these without the help of power tools and then transporting huge chunks of these.

  • @itstoughtobehumaninaworldv1872

    @itstoughtobehumaninaworldv1872

    Жыл бұрын

    I wanna see them cut it.

  • @jbking6132
    @jbking6132 Жыл бұрын

    In Alabama our state’s stone is Sylacauga Marble, it has been called the world’s whitest marble and has been mined for over 160 years. It’s interesting to see how Marble is mined in different parts of the world 🌎

  • @FariLuvsEb
    @FariLuvsEb Жыл бұрын

    THIS IS CONTENT 💯🔥

  • @ehtashamhakeem4057
    @ehtashamhakeem4057 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent short documentary.

  • @nimashahabshahmir2489
    @nimashahabshahmir2489 Жыл бұрын

    0:07 his loud Italian gesture shows how mad he is over marble cracking haha 🤌

  • @mza2195
    @mza2195 Жыл бұрын

    It is beautiful, but I don’t know if I would pay that much for it.

  • @freelancepear87kakkoka11

    @freelancepear87kakkoka11

    Жыл бұрын

    i'd certainly pay for that if i was rich enough, if the price of my house ran at 100's of thousands of dollars then i wouldn't mind splurgin 10-50k$ on a kitchen counter top.

  • @tylerkent5251

    @tylerkent5251

    Жыл бұрын

    I work for a company that produces engineered quartz stone. We make many versions of Calacattas. They’re stronger and require less maintenance than natural stone. On top of that, they’re waaaaayyyyy more affordable.

  • @SuputraBharathi

    @SuputraBharathi

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tylerkent5251 may I know price ?

  • @JoseRamos-mv2ty

    @JoseRamos-mv2ty

    Жыл бұрын

    Ha you poor useless people.. my floors are made of this material... I dont know why how people can live poor

  • @bonteski2997

    @bonteski2997

    Жыл бұрын

    @@freelancepear87kakkoka11 Its just polished stone.

  • @Puppythuppa
    @Puppythuppa Жыл бұрын

    I mistook the word for Indian City Calcutta.!!🤣😁🙄🙋🏻‍♂️🕎♎

  • @indianguy5866

    @indianguy5866

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too

  • @truthhunter7807
    @truthhunter7807 Жыл бұрын

    Finished product is gorgeous

  • @raxtoma5309
    @raxtoma5309 Жыл бұрын

    This stone is true beauty 💓

  • @let_uslunch8884
    @let_uslunch8884 Жыл бұрын

    someone wanted to argue with me up and down about diamonds but industrial grade diamond drills are used to free the marble from the mountain. Diamond drills, bits, etc...are still standard in work like this. They're not up the side of a mountain with lasers quite yet.

  • @austinbevis4266

    @austinbevis4266

    Жыл бұрын

    Argue what about diamonds?

  • @let_uslunch8884

    @let_uslunch8884

    Жыл бұрын

    their intrinsic value and so on.

  • @StuffandThings_

    @StuffandThings_

    Жыл бұрын

    @@let_uslunch8884 Well that usually has to do with jewelry grade diamonds, which are pretty worthless if not for all the hype. But, on the plus side, diamond mining for the jewelry grade stuff also yields large quantities of the industrial grade stuff, ensuring it remains at least somewhat affordable. Diamond grit tools are of course top notch for pretty much anything involving stone or metal and definitely have intrinsic value in their usefulness.

  • @rockyroad7345
    @rockyroad7345 Жыл бұрын

    It's rare like diamonds, which explains why there are hundreds of thousands of jewelry stores across the world full of diamonds.

  • @friedbanana69

    @friedbanana69

    Жыл бұрын

    hahaha nice one

  • @oleksijm

    @oleksijm

    Жыл бұрын

    The irony is that diamonds aren't rare.

  • @tanha8178
    @tanha8178 Жыл бұрын

    That block of marble stone itselft is beautiful enough to put anywhere, infront of a big bank's bulding or in a living room

  • @RenegadeRanga
    @RenegadeRanga Жыл бұрын

    Straight off the bat when the block cracked and I saw the classic Italian hand gestures from the dude up top I pissed myself laughing. Amazing stuff.

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    @wallacesouza2678 Жыл бұрын

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    @montserratherrero782

    Жыл бұрын

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    @Simeonsaater

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @marinefernandez3166

    @marinefernandez3166

    Жыл бұрын

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  • @carolineknudsen5306

    @carolineknudsen5306

    Жыл бұрын

    @Anna Jensen Ohhh yeah I have her contact I have been trading with her also

  • @carolineknudsen5306

    @carolineknudsen5306

    Жыл бұрын

    @Anna Jensen Give her a call, or sms direct

  • @dmcgee3
    @dmcgee3 Жыл бұрын

    Couple years back my jobs owners had large portions of their mansions replaced with marble. Not sure if it was this type but I know what they spent so probably. I’d be happy just to own a small house and garden

  • @FlyingSeaMan256
    @FlyingSeaMan256 Жыл бұрын

    My quartz lookalike seems to be doing just fine tyvm

  • @eternalbeing3339
    @eternalbeing3339 Жыл бұрын

    That marble mountain is pretty cool.

  • @cinemastudios9836
    @cinemastudios9836 Жыл бұрын

    Insane, there won't be any mountains left in this place

  • @markjhunbautista4274
    @markjhunbautista4274 Жыл бұрын

    my favorite series :D

  • @Account-kv3jc
    @Account-kv3jc Жыл бұрын

    1: It's marble 2: it's from Italy 3: tons of labour and machinery 4: processing said marble and importing it to markets overseas

  • @apricotcomputers3943
    @apricotcomputers3943 Жыл бұрын

    I can't wait to see videos like this for valuable lunar blocks

  • @Half_Finis
    @Half_Finis Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for using metric tones :) Always confusing when American productions say just "ton" never know what that means

  • @jackjohnson6884

    @jackjohnson6884

    Жыл бұрын

    That's good I agree, you noticed the tendency of Americans to weight things in lbs too, things like aircraft carriers, once it gets a certain weight stop using such a small measurement. Saying it weights 500000000 lbs doesn't mean anything to me

  • @Half_Finis

    @Half_Finis

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jackjohnson6884 absolutely, my native language isn't English either so if they just say something like 3 quarters of an inch or 250 foot pounds of torque my eyes just glaze over cause it means nothing to me and I can't visualize it

  • @coconut6839
    @coconut6839 Жыл бұрын

    Was looking for an alternative to all the plastic that's used and so disheartened to know that polyester, a known carcinogen, is also used on this beautiful marble!

  • @allysonand

    @allysonand

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t eat the polyester and you’ll be fine

  • @rewardilicious

    @rewardilicious

    Жыл бұрын

    Make me a list of 10 things that are known to NOT be carcinogens. Go.

  • @prayalways
    @prayalways Жыл бұрын

    Bless the Lord. This Channel is Amazing.

  • @abdulriyaz1030
    @abdulriyaz1030 Жыл бұрын

    You should make a video on Makrana marbel (it's a haritage marbel) and it shine like a white gold

  • @jerryqiu7444
    @jerryqiu7444 Жыл бұрын

    Imagine this quarry is in China or India. Imagine how much of this video would be about environmental damage and protest from locals.

  • @reetu730

    @reetu730

    Жыл бұрын

    🧟‍♀️

  • @winstonsgmx
    @winstonsgmx Жыл бұрын

    It’s incredible how we split mountain into small block. And it’s weird knowing one day it will forever disappear

  • @sme7725a

    @sme7725a

    8 ай бұрын

    Sadly the landscape pays the price for being excavated. All that'll be left is a weirdly shaped shell.

  • @samsonsoturian6013
    @samsonsoturian6013 Жыл бұрын

    These miners. They will rock you.

  • @ImranBuksh
    @ImranBuksh11 ай бұрын

    I have Cararra Calcatta in my kitchen and it looks so wonderful. Yes, it costs alot more than the normal marble or stone but after its finish, its totally worth it

  • @allisonle8596
    @allisonle8596 Жыл бұрын

    Mother Nature is just so unbelievable. I kind of think it’s so shallow to cut through the mountain of marble for vanity purposes.

  • @TheBanjoShowOfficial

    @TheBanjoShowOfficial

    Жыл бұрын

    ...We cut through these stones and turn them into home furnishings to appreciate mother nature, or the vanity of which you speak of. If not this way, you wouldn't even know that this rock existed.

  • @allisonle8596

    @allisonle8596

    Жыл бұрын

    @@TheBanjoShowOfficial The amount of stone taken is quite alarming.

  • @kenfern2259

    @kenfern2259

    8 ай бұрын

    @@allisonle8596 there are locals that are upset bc eventually the future generation wont see the mountains anymore. it used to be round and curve now its geometric and square

  • @hydrosphagus9672
    @hydrosphagus9672 Жыл бұрын

    "You think nothing is going to happen, but then the block cracked." Is that really so weird? I mean, come on, it's not a slab of solid iron... and you just dropped it like that with no cushion..

  • @chedderburg

    @chedderburg

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah it doesn’t seem they are being very careful at the extraction faze

  • @conradgardner3757

    @conradgardner3757

    Жыл бұрын

    that part is weird to me too, if it's so expensive, why not have a crane to slowly drop it down? or any other heavy machinery to slowly bring it down rather than just drop and break it

  • @justagirl6761

    @justagirl6761

    Жыл бұрын

    Plus they dropped it on sharp rocks. And marble is porous... the cracking was expected.

  • @nunyabiznes33

    @nunyabiznes33

    Жыл бұрын

    @@conradgardner3757 I think he's referring to the process of extracting it from the mountain rather than it breaking in transport.

  • @theodor12
    @theodor12 Жыл бұрын

    5:18 Yoo, Toyota GR Yaris in the background!

  • @jkingmarblepolishingandtre8912
    @jkingmarblepolishingandtre8912 Жыл бұрын

    Nice information👌

  • @HobbyOrganist
    @HobbyOrganist Жыл бұрын

    I like how they slather some cheap resin over the surface to fill in cracks and defects, like this resin is going to LAST, all resins and glues turn color, get brittle and fail, especially with exposure to sun, UV light. Mable stains easily, I would not use it for a kitchen counter- fired porcelan tile is much better

  • @fourdoorsmorehoes

    @fourdoorsmorehoes

    Жыл бұрын

    Using Polyester resin to polish marble has been an accepted method for 50 years now..

  • @moneyobsessed

    @moneyobsessed

    Жыл бұрын

    those are not the top of the line slabs for sure

  • @stcemel

    @stcemel

    Жыл бұрын

    to each his own

  • @freakiebriqie3067
    @freakiebriqie3067 Жыл бұрын

    It’s saddening to think that the mountain is awfully exploited and the natural resources cannot be replaced at all

  • @marcocelotto3058

    @marcocelotto3058

    Жыл бұрын

    Not really, there is plenty of mountains out there and the ones that are worth exploiting in such a way are very few

  • @uskok4636

    @uskok4636

    Жыл бұрын

    @@marcocelotto3058 really. This cannot be replaced ever and you say thete is plenty out there. You are part of the problem

  • @marcocelotto3058

    @marcocelotto3058

    Жыл бұрын

    @@uskok4636 i understand where you are coming from but before they found marble in it that was just another mountain. I don't want to sound to cynical but mountains aren't an endangered specie and i don't see much harm in exploiting those that us human have a particular interest in.

  • @christianyanes1820
    @christianyanes1820 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing

  • @bryanbarrales1626
    @bryanbarrales1626 Жыл бұрын

    I’m getting that in my shop where I do business transactions for good luck 🍀

  • @Scottagram
    @Scottagram Жыл бұрын

    I haven't watched the video yet but judging by the other So Expensive videos, I'm going to guess: The marble is extracted by tribal artisans from the endangered marble tree, who struggle every day because of government regulations and climate change threatening the natural habitat of marble.

  • @jolly02
    @jolly02 Жыл бұрын

    That marble looking nice but the price holy

  • @JohnHausser

    @JohnHausser

    Жыл бұрын

    What an original comment !

  • @srinaths9014
    @srinaths9014 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful

  • @kingscooby4191
    @kingscooby4191 Жыл бұрын

    It’s a nice feeling picking out and having a beautiful countertop installed it’s definitely luxurious

  • @veo16
    @veo16 Жыл бұрын

    didn’t they do a segment on this same mine a year ago? i remember watching this on yt already.

  • @hansandresen4392
    @hansandresen4392 Жыл бұрын

    What is her accent? She says "mau-en" instead of mountain

  • @AbbyStrongNPC

    @AbbyStrongNPC

    Жыл бұрын

    Was wondering if I was the only one

  • @taxol2
    @taxol2 Жыл бұрын

    I afctuqlly use this for the backsplash of my kitchen. Just Bought 2 slabs of 2mx3m. The final choice was either calacatta or pegasus white marbles

  • @silo3com
    @silo3com Жыл бұрын

    Saw the thumbnail Had to say that's a beautiful specimen

  • @danielsegreti4475
    @danielsegreti4475 Жыл бұрын

    The Calcatta gold, looks like a rust stain. People are dumb.

  • @frankargenti

    @frankargenti

    Жыл бұрын

    keep living in poverty, stay strong !

  • @RonSmith472
    @RonSmith472 Жыл бұрын

    Mount-ins? Or mountains 🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @davidcovington901

    @davidcovington901

    Жыл бұрын

    Not even uh T.

  • @alecnowra784
    @alecnowra7848 ай бұрын

    I wonder how big the mountain was in 1986? Any pictures of before and after 86? Would be neat to see how much has been removed in my life time.

  • @oj4158
    @oj4158 Жыл бұрын

    Probably unessary and bumb But where the construction cushion to stop from breaking I just like that stuff they also have nice smooth glass light reflexes shapes when people try to curve some pieces to have shapes .

  • @cryptovision5437
    @cryptovision5437 Жыл бұрын

    well

  • @cryptovision5437

    @cryptovision5437

    Жыл бұрын

    +1 315

  • @cryptovision5437

    @cryptovision5437

    Жыл бұрын

    515

  • @cryptovision5437

    @cryptovision5437

    Жыл бұрын

    4439

  • @raynerteo9807

    @raynerteo9807

    Жыл бұрын

    I lost a lot to bearish’ markt, how can get in touch with Rowland

  • @cryptovision5437

    @cryptovision5437

    Жыл бұрын

    He is always online on what's app, write the number together,

  • @ESSBrew
    @ESSBrew Жыл бұрын

    So how much is a cube so I can start practice on my statue carving?

  • @abid3623
    @abid3623 Жыл бұрын

    Very interesting

  • @ZXTXM
    @ZXTXM9 ай бұрын

    Is shipping cost included in that $10k slab?

  • @MnSakib007
    @MnSakib007 Жыл бұрын

    I wish to make my whole house out of it.

  • @k-studio8112

    @k-studio8112

    Жыл бұрын

    Goodluck with the earthquake.

  • @thefoundingtitanerenyeager2345

    @thefoundingtitanerenyeager2345

    Жыл бұрын

    How much do you make yearly cause that would cost millions of dollars

  • @MnSakib007

    @MnSakib007

    Жыл бұрын

    @@thefoundingtitanerenyeager2345 I can't. I'm a poor student. It's that kind of wishes that may never come true. But feels good to think about.

  • @Ashallmusica
    @Ashallmusica Жыл бұрын

    I wonder : How far human can go to justify his behaviour towards things ( mostly believing that such things SHOULD be tagged expensive ) and i realised nature never really acknowledged much to anything, neither humans or its biased beliefs. And maybe, somewhere, Nature blames itself for creating such highly intelligent organisms, aka - Human Being, that, is destroying itself and the others around them.

  • @spartanalphamode2987

    @spartanalphamode2987

    Жыл бұрын

    First of all nature didn’t create any human beings. We actually came from apes and evolved thereafter. But all living things eventually came from the Big Bang which was ultimately 1000 times stronger than any supernova. Oh and for reference a supernova has the power of 10 suns combined.

  • @alparslankorkmaz2964
    @alparslankorkmaz2964 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video.

  • @victorzelayyaa
    @victorzelayyaa Жыл бұрын

    If you live near Connecticut or New York, I suggest you going to Fame Luxury Stone. They have the best looking Carrara, calacatta, and statuario marble.

  • @user-jt1jv8vl9r
    @user-jt1jv8vl9r Жыл бұрын

    Imagine the environmental damage done locally and then when shipped around the world. We should be sourcing materials locally.

  • @rewardilicious

    @rewardilicious

    Жыл бұрын

    Source me some marble locally.

  • @eltonlouiewolf-wilson8345
    @eltonlouiewolf-wilson8345 Жыл бұрын

    Mountains not Mounains! I had to stop 40 seconds into this video because it was almost the same to me as the word Moist is to others!! 😆

  • @twin2482

    @twin2482

    Жыл бұрын

    A lot of people in the industry do not punctuate "t"

  • @giantalaskanworm719

    @giantalaskanworm719

    Жыл бұрын

    That's the proper pronunciation, the t is silent

  • @benjaminjohnson2510

    @benjaminjohnson2510

    Жыл бұрын

    @@giantalaskanworm719 you must be joking

  • @manojpandey7895

    @manojpandey7895

    Жыл бұрын

    @@benjaminjohnson2510 in america it is

  • @brianfotag7998
    @brianfotag7998 Жыл бұрын

    I would like another mount - ann please

  • @lovemussb1940
    @lovemussb1940 Жыл бұрын

    Calacatta fontinelli is my favourite one.

  • @PakaBubi
    @PakaBubi Жыл бұрын

    So comforting to be poor. I don't have to worry about what kinda marble to use in my kitchen, what kinda porcelain to buy or what grade of kobe beef to eat :D

  • @ReclusiveEagle
    @ReclusiveEagle Жыл бұрын

    Drops massive 20 ton Rock 10 meters. It Breaks. *Surprise Pikachu Face* "HOW COULD YOU BREAK IT" You can't be serious

  • @moneyobsessed

    @moneyobsessed

    Жыл бұрын

    probably a " structure test", i doubt is an obvious error

  • @chrisboelens2640

    @chrisboelens2640

    Жыл бұрын

    I guess it's supposed to be really durable and not break at those falls?? I was surprised too, I can't imagine it not breaking ever or not being at least structurally damaged. Must be hella strong

  • @olliefs9298
    @olliefs9298 Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful stone it will be a sad day when its all eventually used up... marble has been used for thousands of years..

  • @GTH4121
    @GTH41217 ай бұрын

    Calacatta means Limestone. Our city Calcutta (Kolkata) got its name from this word, because there used to be a huge trade of limestone by the Portuguese traders in the 16th century.

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