How is marble formed?

Marble, also known as Marble, is formed from sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks of sedimentary rocks, usually accompanied by the texture of living remains.It is mainly composed of calcite, limestone, serpentine and dolomite, and its composition is mainly composed of calcium carbonate, accounting for more than 50%, as well as magnesium carbonate, calcium oxide, manganese oxide and secondary silicon oxide.Mineral composition is mainly calcite, hydrochloric acid bubbles, with equal or unequal grain crystal structure, particle thickness is different.Marble is also a big class of natural building decorative stone, point to have decorative function generally, can be processed into building stone or handicraft already metamorphic or not metamorphic carbonate rock kind.

Means originated in Dali in yunnan province of marble white with black decorative pattern of limestone, profile can form a natural ink painting landscape painting, ancient often choose have shape of decorative pattern of marble used to make screen or Mosaic, then the name marble gradually developed into call all have all kinds of color decorative pattern, used for building decoration materials limestone, white marble generally called the white marble, but the white marble statue of western translation production, also known as marble.