MARBLE
BLOCKS - SLABS - PLATES - CUT-TO-SIZE
MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms when limestone is subjected to
the heat and pressure of metamorphism. It is composed primarily of the
mineral calcite (CaCO3) and usually contains other minerals, such as clay
minerals, micas, quartz, pyrite iron oxides and graphite. Under the
conditions of metamorphism, the calcite in the limestone recrystallizes to
form a rock that is a mass of interlocking calcite crystals.