Marble

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

Construction marble

In the construction trade, the term "marble" is used for any massive, crystalline calcitic rock (and some non-calcitic rocks) useful as building stone. For example, Tennessee Marble is really a massive, highly fossiliferous gray to pink to maroon Ordovician dolostone, known as the Holston Formation by geologists.

Related Topics:
Construction - Tennessee Marble - Ordovician - Dolostone - Holston Formation - Geologists

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