Marble Is A Sedimentary Rock

It is a metamorphic rock which is metamorphosed limestone compound of pure calcium carbonate.

Marble is a sedimentary rock.

185 views view 2 upvoters. It is composed primarily of the mineral calcite caco 3 and usually contains other minerals such as clay minerals micas quartz pyrite iron oxides and graphite. Lacer getty images in the stone trade and common usage any crystalline carbonate that takes a high polish might be called marble sometimes limestone travertine serpentine a silicate and breccia are called marble. Travertine is a sedimentary rock.

What sedimentary rock can be. Marble rock is made when a sedimentary rock which consists of limestone has undergone heat and pressure metamorphosis under temperatures in excess of 1800ºf. No marble cannot be considered as sedimentary rock. Marble is a metamorphic rock that forms when limestone is subjected to the heat and pressure of metamorphism.

The resulting marble rock is typically composed of an interlocking mosaic of carbonate crystals. Metamorphic rocks are rocks that have undergone a change in composition due to intense heat and pressure. Metamorphism causes variable recrystallization of the original carbonate mineral grains. Marble is a rock resulting from metamorphism of sedimentary carbonate rocks most commonly limestone or dolomite rock.