Lilac is the unusual one in the white-marble lineup — a clean, almost crystalline white field crossed by a thin, electric network of violet, plum and near-black veining. The vein structure runs more like fractured glass than the soft feathered drift you get from a classic Carrara or Calacatta; sharp, diagonal, deliberate. The white reads brighter than Carrara, closer to a quartzite in clarity, with no warm yellow undertone to fight against cool cabinetry.

Polished, the surface lacquers the white field and pushes the violet veining toward a deeper, glassier purple. The contrast climbs hard under direct light, which is the point — this is a stone you spec when you want the veining to do the work in a room of otherwise quiet finishes. Calcareous and acid-reactive, so route it toward vanities, fireplaces, full-height feature walls, dining tables and bar fronts rather than working kitchens.

Antolini, cut EE007, 2cm, 69" × 121" — fresh on the floor at Royal Stone. Single-slab supply at this cut. Worth walking the yard before the vein layout is locked in.