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A stoup from brown Slivenec marble in the church in Dobřichovice [2] Český Šternberk marble (šternberský mramor) from Český Šternberk, Benešov District: white; Pernštejn marble (pernštejnský mramor) from Nedvědice, Brno-Country District: white; Nehodiv marble (nehodivský mramor) from Nehodiv, Klatovy District: grey
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.
Marble is a rock composed of calcium and magnesium carbonate, mostly white and pink. [1] Common marble varieties are granular limestone or dolomite . The hardness of marble is very high, because the internal structure of the rock is very uniform after long-term natural aging, and the internal stress disappears, so the marble will not be ...
Sivec®, or Bianco Sivec, is the registered name for this fine-grained white dolomitic marble. Nowadays, Sivec has been selected to give the characteristic, exclusive white appearance in many large well-known projects including hotels, palaces, commercial buildings, etc.
Procedurally generated tiling textures. In computer graphics, a procedural texture [1] is a texture created using a mathematical description (i.e. an algorithm) rather than directly stored data. The advantage of this approach is low storage cost, unlimited texture resolution and easy texture mapping. [2]
Wahoo: The Marble Board Game. The classic multi-player marble board game for fans of Parchisi, Aggravation®, Trouble®, Sorry®, and Ludo! By Masque Publishing. Advertisement.
Sylacauga marble is fine-grained and nearly pure calcite, making it extremely similar to white Carrara marble. [1] Sylacauga marble was used for Gutzon Borglum's bust of Abraham Lincoln in the United States Capitol rotunda. He commented that the stone's fine texture let him portray the expression of kindness on Lincoln's face, something he had ...
Kelly Clarkson's 8-year-old son is already following in his mom's musical footsteps.. On the Wednesday, Nov. 26 episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer, 42, excitedly announced that her ...