Which metamorphic rock is formed from marble?

Answer 1

Limestone is typically the product of accumulated decomposed marine life as it settles to the bottom of a body of water.This sedimentary rock, laid down in earlier geological ages, is the starting material for marble.When limestone is exposed to geological pressure and heat, it changes (metamorphosizes) into marble.The metamorphic stone known as marble is highly alkaline, like limestone, but is far less porous (permeable), and much denser and harder.Marble quarries are areas of the earth that were once sea bottoms, then were exposed, through tectonic plate activity, to great heat and pressure.

Answer 2

The sedimentary rocks limestone and dolostone (dolomite) become the metamorphic rock marble under conditions of high pressure and/or heat.

Answer 3

Marble is formed from limestone. Limestone can also become travertine. This occurs when limestone goes through metamorphism due to heat and pressure.

Answer 4

Marble is already a metamorphic rock ... it forms from the sedimentary rock limestone.

Answer 5

Marble is a metamorphic rock that is formed from the metamorphism of limestone or dolomite rocks.

Answer 6

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