Sedimentary rocks were originally sediments which were compacted under high pressure.
Marble is a metamorphic rock that was originally.
Marble was an metamorphic rock that was originally a sedimentary rock which consist of limestone that has undergone heat and pressure metamorphosis under temperatures in excess of 1800ºf.
Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms when limestone is subjected to the heat and pressure of metamorphism.
Marble is an example of a metamorphic rock.
It was originally limestone that underwent extreme pressure and high temperatures causing the limestone to recrystallize into marble.
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Marble was an metamorphic rock that was originally a sedimentary rock which consist of limestone that has undergone heat and pressure metamorphosis under temperatures in excess of 1800ºf.
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals most commonly calcite or dolomite marble is typically not foliated although there are exceptions in geology the term marble refers to metamorphosed limestone but its use in stonemasonry more broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone.
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Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.
Rocks that undergo a change to form a new rock are referred to as metamorphic rocks.
Sedimentary igneous and metamorphic.