Marble rock

What is Marble? Marble is a metamorphic rock which is non foliated and is formed when limestone is subjected to heat and pressure where calcite recrystallises to form a rock that is a mass of interlocking calcite crystals. In marble not all of the rock is formed of calcite other minerals can also be present such as clay minerals, micas, quartz, pyrite, iron oxides and graphite. Same as of the limestone marble, dolostone when metamorphose produces dolomitic marble. How does marble forms?…

The major types of metamorphic rocks are detailed here, which include regional, contact and mechanical metamorphism.

Learn everything you need to know about marble, including the popular rock's geology, sources, properties, and uses.

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Photo about Marble cave in carrara tuscany italy. Image of carrara, cave, excavators - 200346

More silk-sea and long-exposure experiments. I went down to the docks, trying to get some minimal landscape photos. But unfortunately, and strangely the Icelandic winter darkness was to bright for a decent long exposure, even with my -2 stop polarizing filter. So instead of giving in and go home, I decided to point the camera downwards, at the waves braking on the rocks. This one, captured in 4 seconds, shows quite well the transition of the sea, crawling through the stones in a misty form…

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