Ruşchiţa is a reddish, pinkish or white marble

Marble

Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...

 found in Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. The marble deposit is located in the north of Caraş-Severin County

Caras-Severin County

Caraș-Severin is a county of Romania, in the historical region of Banat and few villages in Transylvania, with the county seat at Reșița.-Demographics:The county is part of the Danube-Kris-Mureș-Tisza euroregion....

, about 10 km northwest of the village of Rusca Montană

Rusca Montana

Rusca Montană is a commune in Caraş-Severin County, western Romania with a population of 2,095 people. It is composed of two villages, Rusca Montană and Ruşchiţa.-References:...

, in the Poiana Rusca Mountains

Poiana Rusca Mountains

The Poiana Ruscă Mountains are a Carpathian mountain range in western Romania. Its highest summit is the Padeş, at 1,382 m. The Poiana Ruscă Mountains are situated roughly south of the river Mureş, northeast of the river Timiş and west of the river Strei...

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Ruşchiţa marble mining was done in the shape of a turned-over bell between 1884 and 1960. Nowadays the extraction is made in descending horizontal slices.