» The marble deposits

The marble mined by the Lasa Marmo company comes from the north-east face of the Ortles mountain above the village of Laas (Lasa), a mere 40 km from world-famous spa resort Merano. The deposits, which were formed in what was then the north of Africa and date back some four hundred million years, were transformed into white marble by the earth’s pressure and temperatures of up to six hundred degrees. Later, after colossal movements of the earth’s crust, they arrived where they are found today. The marble from the south of the Vinschgau (Venosta) valley is part of the so-called “Laas unit” which is thought to contain five hundred million square metres of this beautiful natural stone. The best quality, pure white marble comes from the Jenn mountain overlooking Laas (Lasa) and is especially appreciated for its smooth, compact texture and lack of cracks, marking and veins. The Jenn deposit is estimated at something like thirty million square metres.