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Marble - hand specimen

Marble hand specimen


Marble thin section
Thin section 		Marble hand specimen
Hand specimen
Marble thin section x-polars
Thin section x-polars 		Marble close-up
Close-up
Marble exposure
Exposure 		Marble in-use
Rock in use
Marble - clearly visible interlocking crystals - formed when limestone is metamorphosed; the calcium carbonate crystals react with dilute acid.