Marble

This page is about the metamorphic rock. For the game with little glass spheres - see marbles.

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Marble is metamorphosed limestone, composed of fairly pure calcite (a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, CaCO3). It is extensively used for sculpture, as a building material, and in many other applications.

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Faux marble or faux marbling is a wall painting technique that imitates the color patterns of real marble (not to be confused with paper marbling). Marble dust can be combined with cement or synthetic resins to make reconstituted or cultured marble.

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Places named after the stone include Marble Hill, Manhattan, New York, the Sea of Marmara, India's Marble Rocks and the towns of Marble, Minnesota and Marble, Colorado. The Elgin Marbles are marble sculptures taken from the Parthenon to Britain by the Earl of Elgin.

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Metamorphosed: redirect metamorphic rock...

Limestone: Limestone (CaCO3) is a sedimentary rock composed of the mineral calcite (calcium carbonate). The primary source of this calcite is most commonly marine organisms. These organisms secrete shells that settle out of the water column and are deposited on ocean floors as pelagic ooze (see lysocline for i...

Calcite: The carbonate mineral calcite is a calcium carbonate corresponding to the formula CaCO3 and is one of the most widely distributed minerals on the Earth's surface. It is a common constituent of sedimentary rocks, limestone in particular. It is also the primary mineral in metamorphic marble. It also o...

Marble related Images and Photos (experimental)

Marble Beauty	Marble Staircase	Vase de Marble I	Vase de Marble II
Aggravation Marble Race Game	Marble Head of Aristotle (384-322 BC )	White Marble Figure of Echo 1859	Blue Marble Earth 540 Piece Puzzle Sphere
A View of Marble Arch	Fruit on a Marble Ledge	The Blue Marble: Land Surface Ocean Color and Sea Ice	English White Marble Bust of Sir Isaac Newton (1643-1727)