| Marble is any limestone or dolomite that can | | | | quarried in Greece. The romans later used |
| take a high polish and still be usable. | | | | marble in their buildings as well, quarrying |
| Marble is generally formed from limestone | | | | in the Greek spots and finding roman marble |
| undergoing metamorphism. When exposed to | | | | quarries of their own. Marble is, in a lot of |
| extremes of pressure or heat limestone turns | | | | ways, what the classical and Hellenistic age |
| into calcite or dolomite crystals, which are | | | | was built from.It is still used heavily today |
| the primary materials in marble.Marble has a | | | | in construction, and can be quarried all over |
| famous history. The ancient Greeks built | | | | the world. The uses for this stone are almost |
| their architecture, cities, and sculptures | | | | endless. |
| often from Pentelic and Parian Marbles, | | | | |