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)

    “In marble halls as white as milk,
    Lined with a skin as soft as silk,
    Within a fountain crystal-clear,
    A golden apple doth appear.
    No doors there are to this stronghold,
    Yet thieves break in and steal the gold.”
    —Mother Goose (fl. 17th–18th century. In marble walls as white as milk (Riddle: An Egg)

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