Marble

A hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically white with mottling or streaks of colour. Hat and Pressure cause the limestone to change in texture and makeup. This process is called recrystallization. The minerals that result from impurities give marble wide variety of colours. The purest calcite marble is white. Marble containing hematite has a reddish colour. Marble that has limonite is yellow, and marble with serpentine is green. Marble can be use in sculpting, marble can be used for desired shapes and it can be highly polished. It can also use in cutting slabs for flooring, countertops. Tiles, and marble slabs have can be used to face columns and buildings. marble countertops is good for bakers since the dense stone stays cool and resists oils, which is ideal for rolling out baked goods without sticking to the counter.

History Of Marble

The ancient Greeks and Romans both used the marble stone widely. The Greeks built many of their famous architectural masterpieces and the most well-known statues in history from marble stones. When the Roman Empire rose it conquered the Greek and many other quarries, in various countries and used marble in many of their architectural and artistic accomplishments as well. Due to these reasons, Marble is often connected with the Hellenic and Classical time age. One of the World seven Wonder “ TAJ MAHAL ” was built by the Marble stones before 200 years.

Types Of Marble

Marquinia, Bianco Carrara, Statuario, Statuario Lightly Veined, Statuario Venato, Port'Oro, Bardiglio Imperiale, Bardiglio Carrara are some of the varieties available in the market. Marble, in India, come in different colours – Green Marble, white Marble, Pink marble. White marbles have figure inside commonly called Moorwala or Janjarwala. Some Marble have the design like plywood they are called ONEX. There are many other varieties so any stone which gets cut in to slab, gets used for construction