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1) Agate 2) Alice of tennis fame 3) Column material 4) Countertop stone 5) Floor material 6) Flooring with veins 7) Foyer flooring 8) French word used in English 9) Glass art 10) Hard, crystalline rock 11) Harmless shooter 12) Japanese pop music group 13) Medium for Michelangelo 14) Michelangelo medium
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a metamorphic rock created when a certain type of limestone is subjected to tremendous heat and pressure.
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• (a.) Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart. • (n.) A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles. • (a.) Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper. • (n...
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granular limestone or dolomite (i.e., rock composed of calcium-magnesium carbonate) that has been recrystallized under the influence of heat, ... [16 related articles]
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1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The colour varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd anti...
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A metamorphic limestone in a more or less crystalline or crystalline-granular state. Any limestone capable of taking a polish can also be called a marble.
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A coarse-grained, nonfoliated metamorphic rock derived from limestone or dolostone.
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A non-foliated metamorphic rock that is produced from the metamorphism of limestone. It is composed
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Mar'ble (mär'b'l)
noun [ Middle English
marbel ,
marbre , French
marbre , Latin
marmor , from Greek
ma`rmaros , from
marmai`rein to sparkle, flash. Confer
Marmoreal .]
1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of ...
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Mar'ble adjective 1. Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a
marble mantel;
marble paper.
2. Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a
marble breast or heart.
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Mar'ble transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Marbled ;
present participle & verbal noun Marbling .] [ Confer French
marbrer . See
Marble ,
noun ] To stain or vein like marble; to variegate i...
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A metamorphic rock consisting mostly of metamorphosed limestone or dolomite.
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A crystalline rock used on various surfaces of furniture such as table tops or desk tops.
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A type of stone traditionally used in sculpture and architecture. A metamorphic rock (metamorphosed calcite or dolomite), finely grained, dense, with a nondirectional structure, capable of taking a high polish, and often irregularly veined. It is crystalline, compact variety of metamorphosed limestone, consisting primarily of calcite (CaCO3), dolom...
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A metamorphic rock formed from limestone. This stone consists primarily of calcite and dolomite. Marble is a stone formed all over the world
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hard, crystalline form of calcium carbonate (hard limestone) capable of taking a high polish: often white yet can also be various colours: has been used for sculpture since ancient times
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Calcium carbonate
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Synonym for sinker; see there. Lowering device A term used to describe the propagation result of vines (or other plants) and/or the shoots that have previously been buried in the soil. Synonyms are turn-off, offshoot, depositor, fanling, newbie, dog, marble, newcomer, nickling and tail vine. The ancient method was already described by the Roma...
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A granular metamorphosed limestone that is often polished and used for decoration. Sometimes used more loosely to describe any hard polished stone that is used for decorative purposes.
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noun a small ball of glass that is used in various games
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Click images to enlargeRock formed by metamorphosis of sedimentary limestone. It takes and retains a good polish, and is used in building and sculpture. In its pure form it is white and consists almost entirely of calcite (CaCO
3). Mineral impurities give it various colours and patterns. Carrara, Ita...
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A metamorphic rock composed largely of calcite. The metamorphic equivalent of limestone.
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A metamorphic rock derived from the recrystallization of limestone under intense heat and pressure.
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Marble is a metamorphic rock resulting from the heating of limestone or dolostone . The heating may be regional due to the subduction of a limestone or may be the result of contact metamorphism where a magma intrudes into a limestone, resulting in partial melting.
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