This is a geographical list of natural stone used for decorative purposes in construction and monumental sculpture produced in various countries. The dimension-stone industry classifies stone based on appearance and hardness as either "granite", "marble" or "slate". The granite of the dimension-stone industry along with truly granitic rock also includes gneiss, gabbro, anorthosite and even some sedimentary rocks. Natural stone is used as architectural stone (construction, flooring, cladding, counter tops, curbing, etc.) and as raw block and monument stone for the funerary trade. Natural stone is also used in custom stone engraving. The engraved stone can be either decorative or functional. Natural memorial stones are used as natural burial markers. Africa Marble Asia India See Stones of India Pakistan Pakistan has more than 300 kinds of marble and natural stone. Iran Iran has more than 250 kinds of marble, travertine, onyx, granite, and limestone. Europe Belgium Limestone Petit Granit France Limestone Caen stone Pierre de Comblanchien, see also Côte d'Or (escarpment) Pierre d'Euville Pierre de Jaumont Tuffeau stone Greece Marble Verde Antico Italy Carrara marble Peperino Pietra serena Portoro Buono Travertine Norway Anorthosite Larvikite Marble Quartzite Poland Sandstone Radków Szczytna Czaple (Heron) Skała (Rock) Limestone Dębnik Kielce Granite Strzegom Strzelin Syenite, Granodiorite Kośmin Przedborowa Serpentinite Nasławice United Kingdom Chalk Clunch Flint Granite Aberdeen granite Limestone Ancaster stone Barnack rag Beer stone Clipsham stone Corallian limestone Cotswold stone (Oolitic limestone) Forest marble Frosterley Marble Ketton Stone Magnesian Limestone Portland stone Portland Admiralty Roach Portland Bowers Basebed Portland Bowers Lynham Whitbed Portland Bowers Saunders Whitbed Portland Grove Whitbed Portland Hard Blue Portland Independent Basebed Portland Independent Bottom Whitbed Portland Independent Top Whitbed Portland New Independent Whitbed Purbeck marble Sandstone Banktop Bearl Blaxter Catcastle Corsehill Corncockle Dunhouse Blue Dunhouse Buff Hall Dale Haslingden Flag Heavitree stone Locharbriggs Ravensworth Yorkstone Slate Welsh Slate Skiddaw Slate Southeast Europe Turkey Elazig Cherry Marble Burdur Beige Marble Emprador Marmara marble Mugla White Noche Travertine Middle East Israel Limestone/Dolomite Jerusalem stone North America Canada Anorthosite Charnockite Diabase Diorite Granite Gabbro Gneiss Limestone Marble Monzonite Sandstone Slate Steatite (Soapstone) Stromatolites Syenite Mesoamerica Tezontle — a volcanic rock used in Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican architecture. Archaeological sites with tezontle structures are located in present day México and northern Central America. United States Brownstone, a type of Triassic sandstone Granite, extensively quarried in Vermont, Georgia and New Hampshire Black granite – a common trade name for gabbro used as architectural material Austin limestone