In a method for manufacturing articles in the form of a slab or block, obtained by means of a procedure during which an initial mix including aggregates and a binder undergo vacuum vibro-compression followed by a step involving hardening of the binder, the aggregates include synthetic aggregates and fillers with a hardness greater than or equal to 5 Mohs, which contain silicon dioxide substantially only in amorphous form.

The present invention relates to an artificial marble including a binder resin, inorganic particles and quartz powder, in which the inorganic particles are particles including a barium element.