Why France's 'Lost' Marble Costs 20 Times As Much As White Marble | So Expensive | Business Insider

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Grand Antique marble, from the Pyrenees Mountains, is renowned for its naturally occurring stark black-and-white contrast. It's been in demand among the elite as early as antiquity. The Romans quarried it for centuries, and it's featured in St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, as well as Joseph Napoleon's tomb. But mining this marble ground to a halt nearly 70 years ago, until a quarryman rediscovered it. Now, a square meter of Grand Antique costs nearly $2,000. 00:00 - Introduction 01:27 - Rediscovering The Quarry 04:22 - Extracting Grand Antique 05:27 - Flooding The Market 06:46 - Grand Antique Clients 12:01 - Trying To Extract Again 13:12 - The Future Market 13:55 - Credits ------------------------------------------------------ #marble #expensive #businessinsider #soexpensive MORE BUSINESS INSIDER VIDEOS: Axel Springer CEO Talks Trade, Trump, AI, And The Future Of Media | Business Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6VoUD_E-r0 Money Lessons From Self-Made Millionaires Who Retired In Their 30s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnBL8QM8BRw Exposing The Dark Side of America's AI Data Center Explosion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-8TDOFqkQA Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more. Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https://www.businessinsider.com Business Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insiderbusiness Business Insider on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/businessinsider Business Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Business_Insider/5319643143 Business Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessinsider Why Grand Antique Marble Is So Expensive | So Expensive | Business Insider