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2. List of types of marble - Wikipedia

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   Marble from Fauske Municipality in Norway Blocks of Carrara marble in Italy. The following is a list of various types of marble according to location. (NB: Marble-like stone which is not true marble according to geologists is included, but is indicated by italics with geologic classification given as footnote.

3. Carrara marble - Wikipedia

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   Carrara marble, or Luna marble (marmor lunense) to the Romans, is a type of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor. It has been quarried since Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in the province of Massa and Carrara in the Lunigiana , the northernmost tip of modern-day Tuscany , Italy.

4. Marble - Wikipedia

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   Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO 3) or dolomite (CaMg (CO 3) 2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. [1] It has a crystalline texture, and is typically not foliated (layered), although there are exceptions. In geology, the term marble refers to metamorphosed ...

5. Pietà (Michelangelo) - Wikipedia

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   David (Michelangelo) The Madonna della Pietà (Italian: [maˈdɔnna della pjeˈta]; "Our Lady of Pity"; 1498–1499), otherwise known as Pietà, is a Carrara marble sculpture of Jesus and Mary at Mount Golgotha representing the "Sixth Sorrow" of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Michelangelo Buonarroti, now located in Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City.

6. Connemara marble - Wikipedia

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   Connemara marble or "Irish green" is a rare variety of green marble from Connemara, Ireland. It is used as a decoration and building material. It is used as a decoration and building material. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Its colour causes it to often be associated with the Irish identity, and for this reason it has been named the national gemstone of Ireland.

7. W. S. George Pottery Company - Wikipedia

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   William Shaw George purchased the controlling interest in the East Palestine Pottery Company from the Sebring brothers in 1904, renaming the company The W. S. George Pottery Company. In 1910 the company opened a manufacturing facility in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania ("Plant #2"), and in 1914 another facility was opened in Kittanning, Pennsylvania ...