Limestone or dolostone forms marble. This encompasses all types, from Chalk to Oolitic Limestone.
Marble that was once sedimentary rock is called metamorphic marble. It forms when limestone, a sedimentary rock, undergoes metamorphism due to high pressure and heat, which causes its minerals to recrystallize into marble.
Novaculite is a sedimentary rock.
Marble is the metamorphosed result of limestone. Therefore, marble is metamorphic.
a metamorphic rock
The metamorphic rock marble was once the sedimentary rock limestone.
No, marble is a metamorphosed limestone, which itself is a sedimentary rock.
Yes, marble is a metamorphic rock. It forms from the metamorphism of limestone, which is a sedimentary rock, under high heat and pressure conditions.
Marble begins as Limestone, a sedimentary rock which forms under the sea. It is formed after being pushed deep into the Earth's surface and after a million or so years of extreme heats and pressure, transforms into marble, which is a metamorphic rock.
how is marble an example of metamorphic rock#
The metamorphic rock marble was once the sedimentary rock limestone.
As a sedimentary rock, it is heterogeneous
It is possible for a sedimentary rock to become marble through the effects of environmental conditions such as pressure and temperature. They help to alter the structural and textural characteristics of the rock thereby changing it form and appearance. Limestone is a common sedimentary rock that is transformed in Marble which is a metamorphic rock. The process of changing a sedimentary rock into a metamorphic rock is called Metamorphism.