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 Marble
is metamorphosed limestone or dolomite. Both limestone and dolomite
have a large concentration of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). Marble
has many different sizes of crystals. Marble has many color
variances due to the impurities present at formation. Some of
the different colors of marble are white, red, black, mottled
and banded, gray, pink, and green.
Marble is much harder than its parent rock. This allows it to
take a polish, which makes it a good material for use as a building
material, making sink tops, bathtubs, and a carving stone for
artists. Today, headstones are made from marble and granite
because both of these rocks weather very slowly and carve well
with sharp edges.
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