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Nero Marquina marble (mármol Negro Marquina [1]) is a high quality, black bituminous limestone extracted from the region of Markina, Basque Country in northern Spain. [2] This variety of natural stone gets its black color from naturally-occurring bitumen. [3] It is one of the most important "marbles" from Spain.
Marble mis-nomers: Cetechovice marble (cetechovický mramor) from Cetechovice, Kroměříž District: coloured [c] Karlík marble (karlický mramor), from Barrandien, Karlík, Prague-West District: black with gold-yellow-colour veins [d] Podol marble (Podolský mramor), from Vápenný Podol, Chrudim District: white, grey-white, rosy [e]
Gujarat - AmbaJi White Marble: It can be compared with Makarana Marble. It is highly calcic and is produced in a town called Ambaji (famous for its temple of Durga Devi). The marble has a very soft and waxy look and is often used by sculptors. Rajasthan - Abu Black: This is one of the rare black textured marble available.
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 , although there are exceptions.
Cotham Marble – Limestone variety from Great Britain (not a "true marble"; stromatolitic limestone) Cotswold stone – oolitic limestone used for building and roofing in the Cotswolds; Dent Marble (not a "true marble"; Crinoidal limestone) Frosterley Marble – northern England (not a "true marble") Hamstone – Building stone from Somerset
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 ...
Because Yule Marble is finely grained with tight bonding, water is not likely to react as quickly as with a coarse-grained, loose-textured marble. Also the crenulated boundaries of Yule Marble crystals may account for the weathering resistance, because the spaces between grains must be widened enough to free adjoining crystals. [2]
Stanislas Kostka on his Deathbed dressed in a habit of noir belge which effectfully offsets the white Carrara marble of the head, hands, feet and pillows. Statue by Pierre Le Gros the Younger, 1702–03, Rome, Jesuit Novitiate Flooring in a fireplace at Modave Castle executed in Noir Belge in combination with white Carrara Marble and Rouge Belge.