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Syrian natural stone types: names in four languages, family, finishes and formats

Reference table of the nine Syrian natural stones in the Phoenician Stone Group catalogue: trade names in English, Arabic, Greek and French, stone family with Wikidata identifiers, published finishes, supply formats and applications in English and Arabic, and the HS headings to check when shipping them.

Syrian natural stone types: names in four languages, family, finishes and formats

Updated 9 November 2026

This table puts what our stone pages publish in four languages in one table, so that the Arabic and Latin names of the same stone match across specifications, invoices and correspondence. The names are trade names; the table makes no claims about origin or technical properties.

Names in four languages

English Arabic Greek French
Bianco Shell Stone حجر صدفي بيانكو Bianco Shell Stone Calcaire coquillier Bianco
Crema Limestone حجر جيري كريما Ασβεστόλιθος Crema Calcaire Crema
Damascus Shell Stone حجر صدفي دمشقي Damascus Shell Stone Calcaire coquillier Damascus
Extra White Limestone حجر جيري إكسترا وايت Ασβεστόλιθος Extra White Calcaire Extra White
Ivory Silk Limestone حجر جيري آيفوري سيلك Ασβεστόλιθος Ivory Silk Calcaire Ivory Silk
Selected Milky White Limestone حجر جيري سيليكتد ميلكي وايت Ασβεστόλιθος Selected Milky White Calcaire Selected Milky White
Silver Travertine ترافرتين سيلفر Τραβερτίνης Silver Travertin Silver
Venato Milky White Limestone حجر جيري فيناتو ميلكي وايت Ασβεστόλιθος Venato Milky White Calcaire Venato Milky White
Volcanic Black Basalt بازلت فولكانيك بلاك Βασάλτης Volcanic Black Basalte Volcanic Black

Family, finishes and formats

Stone Family Finishes Formats
Bianco Shell Stone Fossil limestone (shell stone) Raw, Polished, Honed, Antique Blocks, Slabs, Cut to size
Crema Limestone Limestone Raw, Polished, Honed, Antique Blocks, Slabs, Cut to size
Damascus Shell Stone Fossil limestone (shell stone) Raw, Polished, Honed, Antique Blocks, Slabs, Cut to size
Extra White Limestone Limestone Raw, Polished, Honed, Antique Blocks, Slabs, Cut to size
Ivory Silk Limestone Limestone Raw, Polished, Honed, Antique Blocks, Slabs, Cut to size
Selected Milky White Limestone Limestone Raw, Polished, Honed, Antique Blocks, Slabs, Cut to size
Silver Travertine Travertine Raw, Honed, Antique, Filled, Unfilled Blocks, Slabs, Cut to size
Venato Milky White Limestone Limestone Raw, Polished, Honed, Antique Blocks, Slabs, Cut to size
Volcanic Black Basalt Basalt Raw, Polished, Honed, Flamed, Colour Treated Slabs, Cut to size

HS headings

Calcareous stone that is crude or cut into blocks and slabs falls under heading 2515 when its apparent specific gravity is 2.5 or more, otherwise under 2516; basalt falls under 2516; worked stone (polished or cut to size) falls under 6802.1 The importing country's customs authority has the final word on classification.

Method and limits

  • Names, families, finishes, formats and applications are those published on our stone pages; nothing beyond what those pages state is added.
  • The Arabic, Greek and French names are the ones used in the site's own language editions.
  • Each stone family is linked to its Wikidata entry; the identifiers were checked on Wikidata on 9 November 2026.

How to cite

Phoenician Stone Group (2026). Syrian natural stone types: names in four languages, family, finishes and formats (version 1.0.0) [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24108341

Sources

  1. HS Nomenclature 2022 edition, Chapter 25, World Customs Organization (accessed 2026-11-09)

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