In its pure form marble is a white stone with a crystalline and sugary appearance consisting of calcium carbonate caco 3 usually marble contains other minerals including quartz graphite pyrite and iron oxides these minerals can give marble a pink brown gray green or variegated coloration.
Marble original rock.
Metamorphism causes variable recrystallization of the original carbonate mineral grains.
Petrographically marbles are massive rather than thin layered and consist of a.
Marble is a metamorphic rock formed when limestone is subjected to high pressure or heat.
This metamorphic process causes a complete recrystallization of the original rock into an interlocking mosaic of calcite and or dolomite crystals.
Marble granular limestone or dolomite i e rock composed of calcium magnesium carbonate that has been recrystallized under the influence of heat pressure and aqueous solutions.
Marble is a metamorphic rock resulting from regional or at times contact metamorphism of sedimentary carbonate rocks either limestone or dolostone.
Marble is a rock resulting from metamorphism of sedimentary carbonate rocks most commonly limestone or dolomite rock.
Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms when limestone is subjected to the heat and pressure of metamorphism.
Commercially it includes all decorative calcium rich rocks that can be polished as well as certain serpentines verd antiques.
The resulting marble rock is typically composed of an interlocking mosaic of carbonate crystals.