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Marble.no less than slate,is a metamorpic rock.Here the starting point is limestone. When subjected,deep below the earths surface,to great heat or pressure or both,the calcium carbonate of the limestone is converted into crystals of calcite. All traces of fossils diappear,having benn replace d by crystals which,if no other material is present,are pure white.In practice these white crstals are ofetn stained by impurities to a different colour;and when,under stress,fissures are revealed,these may become filled with some other mineralwhich produces the effect known as veining.
True marble is the one major stone in which England is totally deficient.These are true marbles,never very much exploited,on Iona and Syke and near Clifden in County Galway(Connemara Marble) but in the British Isles that is almost all.
When marble was required, therefore it had to be imported,usually from Italy.Very little was used before the Georgian period.It was then in great demand for statues and memorials,and also for architectural details such as fireplaces;but before the middle of the 19th Century it was always a luxury here.
Now these days it is used for many purposes bathrooms, kitchen worktops,flooring and our trademen in the Bath area carry many years experience in working with Marble. So visit Bath Business Web ,the marble category to choose your recommended supplier

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