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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Metamorphosed - Limestone - Calcite - Calcium carbonate - Ca - C - O - Sculpture - Building

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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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Faux marbling - Paper marbling - 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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Marble Hill, Manhattan, New York - Sea of Marmara - India - Marble Rocks - Marble, Minnesota - Marble, Colorado - Elgin Marbles - Parthenon - Britain - Earl of Elgin

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