Marble

=Marble= =Color: white, gray= =(limestone, dolomite)= =Characteristics: heavy= =Classification: non-foliated= =Formation: regional metamorphism= = = = __5 interesting facts__ = = =
 * some pieces of marble have tiny crystals of pyrite or fools gold
 * ====== **today marble comes from countries around the world to our market place** ======
 * marble is basically a limestone
 * marble is used for many counters in your kitchen
 * ==Marble is composed mostly of igneous, sedimentary, older metamorphic rock==

=Used for:= = = = = Where form: forms in earths crust =(forms from limestone; under heat and pressure)= = = = = http://www.mii.org/Minerals/Minpics1/Marble.jpg http://geology.com/rocks/pictures/marble.jpg http://www.earth.ox.ac.uk/~oesis/field/medium/marble1.jpg
 * counters
 * tomb stones
 * statuses
 * buildings
 * fireplace

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