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Frosterley Marble is a black, bituminous coraliferous limestone containing fossil crinoids of the Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian ), some 325 million years ago. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] : 40 It outcrops in Weardale , County Durham , England, including near the village of Frosterley whence it is named.
Purbeck Marble is found at outcrop, or beneath superficial cover, all the way across the Isle of Purbeck from Worbarrow Tout in the west to Peveril Point in the east. The marble beds are never more than 1.2 m thick and are often much thinner. The outcrops lie within the Purbeck Monocline, with the beds dipping moderately steeply to the north. [4]
David is a marble statue of the biblical hero by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello.One of his early works (1408–1409), it was originally commissioned by the Operai del Duomo, the Overseers of the Office of Works, for the Florence Cathedral and was his most important commission up to that point.
Lorenzo Bartolini, (Italian, 1777–1850), La Table aux Amours (The Demidoff Table), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, Marble sculpture. Marble has been the preferred material for stone monumental sculpture since ancient times, with several advantages over its more common geological "parent" limestone, in particular the ability to absorb light a small distance into the surface before ...
Tuckahoe marble is a high quality marble first quarried on a large commercial scale in 1822 in the village of Tuckahoe in Westchester County. The marble is from the larger Inwood Formation or deposit, which stretches northeasterly from mid-Manhattan through southern Westchester and into western Connecticut. [1]
A 3-year-old's sweet message to her dad before he married her mom has gone viral, sparking over 79 million views on TikTok less than a week since it was first shared. The 36-second clip shows ...
Wahoo: The Marble Board Game. The classic multi-player marble board game for fans of Parchisi, Aggravation®, Trouble®, Sorry®, and Ludo! By Masque Publishing
Lady Gaga is showing off quite the sparkler on Carpool Karaoke!. The singer, 38, revealed her giant-sized engagement ring while appearing in Apple TV+ and Apple Music’s Christmas special of A ...