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The Lasa marble varies in texture depending on the extraction site. The one from the Laas (Lasa) valley quarries is particularly smooth-grained and therefore considerably more prestigious and refined. The Lasa marble offers a 20% higher hardness coefficient compared to the Carrara marble. Thanks to these features, the Lasa marble has become particularly important for the export trade and is generally defined as the best, most beautiful and decorative marble available on the international market. The crystalline structure of limestone makes this natural rock extraordinarily robust and resistant to weather related deterioration. Tests conducted on the material back in the 1950’s have shown that the Lasa marble has a higher hardness and wear resistance than any other marble in the world. A 1983 survey conducted by Munich’s National Institute for Testing revealed that the Lasa marble is resistant to both ice and salt. The Lasa marble is extremely hard, resistant to both pressure and cracking thanks to the high cohesion factor between each individual crystal. The latter characteristic also ensures the marble is almost completely rainproof.