Marble Is A Metamorphic Rock That Forms From A Parent

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Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms from a parent.

In its pure form marble is a white stone with a crystalline and sugary appearance consisting of calcium carbonate caco 3 usually marble contains other minerals including quartz graphite pyrite and iron oxides these minerals can give marble a pink brown gray green or variegated coloration. Limestone a sedimentary rock will change into the metamorphic rock marble if the right conditions are met. Although metamorphic rocks typically form deep in the planet s crust they are often exposed on the surface of the earth. Metamorphic rock can be marble because marble is a form of metamorphic rock which is composed of coarse crystals from parent limestone or dolostone rocks.

Slate is another common metamorphic rock that forms from shale. It is composed primarily of the mineral calcite caco 3 and usually contains other minerals such as clay minerals micas quartz pyrite iron oxides and graphite under the conditions of metamorphism the calcite in the limestone recrystallizes to form a rock that is. Marble is a metamorphic rock form composed of coarse crystals from parent limestone or dolostone rocks. Pure marble is white and composed of the mineral calcite it has been very popular for sculpture and building construction because of its beauty and relative softness.