Swedish green marble, or simply Swedish green, is a

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from quarries in

Kolmården Kolmården () is a long and wide densely forested rocky ridge that separates the Swedish provinces of Södermanland and Östergötland, two of the country's main agricultural areas, from each other, and in historic times, along with Tylöskog and ...

, in the north-eastern part of the province of Östergötland in

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. It is fine-grained, with a variable green colour and attractive veining, due to serpentines in the stone. It is considered one of the hardest marbles in the world. Swedish green has been used extensively in buildings and monuments in Sweden and abroad. United Nations General Assembly Hall - Closeup of Emblem

United Nations General Assembly Hall - Closeup of Emblem

The main desk in the General Assembly building of the

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features the presiding officials rostrum constructed from green marble, with a matching wall behind it.

Notable buildings with Swedish green

* Stadshuset,

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* Stockholm Palace, Stockholm *

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, Stockholm *

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, Stockholm * University Hall,

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* Rockefeller Center,

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Notable buildings with Swedish green

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