Marble

Marble

Marble is a non-foliated metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.

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Famous quotes containing the word marble:

    “Interred beneath this marble stone
    Lie Saunt’ring Jack and Idle Joan.”
    —Matthew Prior (1664–1721)

    “Dear God! how beauty varies in nature and art. In a woman the flesh must be like marble; in a statue the marble must be like flesh.”
    —Victor Hugo (1802–1885)

    “The marble not yet carved can hold the form Of every thought the greatest artist has.”
    —Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564)