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The marble deposit is located in the north of Caraș-Severin County, about 10 km (6 mi) northwest of the village of Rusita near Rusca Montană, in the Poiana Rusca Mountains. [2] Rușchița marble mining was done in the shape of a turned-over bell between 1884 [3] and 1960. The quarry originally belonged to the royal Hungarian Ärar.
In 2008, three new achievements totaling 50 gamerscore were added to Marble Blast Ultra on Xbox.com. [citation needed] Three DLC packs were released for the game during that year. On October 29, a DLC pack contained a new multiplayer level "Marble It Up". In December, the Marble-Fu map pack and Agoraphobia pack were released.
Sylacauga marble, also commonly known as Alabama marble, is a marble that is found in a belt running through Talladega County, Alabama. [1] It is prized for its pure white color and its crystalline structure. The stone is named after the town of Sylacauga, Alabama, which is sometimes called "the Marble City". [2]
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]
Marble is a virtual globe application which allows the user to choose among the Earth, the Moon, Venus, Mars and other planets to display as a 3-D model. It is free software under the terms of the GNU LGPL , developed by KDE for use on personal computers and smart phones . [ 2 ]
A picture of Ecton Hill made using Ashford Black Marble A picture of Matlock Bath engraved using Ashford Black Marble by Ann Rayner. Ashford Black Marble is the name given to a dark limestone, quarried from mines near Ashford-in-the-Water, in Derbyshire, England. Once cut, turned and polished, its shiny black surface is highly decorative.
The Georgia Marble Company was founded in 1884 by Samuel Tate. Tate leased out all the land in Pickens County, Georgia , which contained rich Georgia marble . Pickens County has a vein of marble 5 to 7 miles (8.0 to 11.3 km) long, a half mile wide, and up to 2,000 feet (610 m) deep.
This list of mines in Africa is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines on the continent and is organised by the primary country location.