MarbleBy: Brandice Hill and Chakira

Hollingsworth

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Marble

Marble is a ROCK!

Marble is a metamorphic rock.

It forms when limestone is exposed to the

heat and pressure of metamorphism. (Pohl 2011)

The Formation

Most marble forms at convergent plate boundaries where large areas of

Earth's crust are exposed to regional metamorphism. Some marble

also forms by contact metamorphism when a hot magma body heats

adjacent limestone or dolostone. (Pohl 2011)

The Value of Marble

In 2006, 46,400 tons of marble valued at

$18.1 million dollars. (New World Enclyclopedia 2014)

Colors of Marble

Marble comes in many different colors such

as rose, yellow green, red, blue-green,

purple brown pink, and semi translucent

(Mckee 2012).

Where Marble can be found?

Marble can be located all over the world in places like the

U.S, China, Romania, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Spain, and

Pakistan just to name a few (Mckee 2012).

Natural Marble

Marble Production in Georgia

Creations with marble began early on with the Cherokee

Indians. 1836 became the beginning of major marble

quarrying in Pickens County, Georgia.

Marble production became so

large that by 1884 Georgia

Marble Company had been founded

earning 1.5 million dollars in

revenue (Georgia Marble.

About North Georgia.)

Georgia Marble Company

The Georgia Marble Company was

founded by Samuel Tate in 1884, after

purchasing a large amount of land locate

in North Georgia containing Marble.

The arrival of the railroad system allowed

the company to expand over the years. By 1924, it is reported

that over 1.8 million dollars worth of marble had been quarried

from Pickens County, Georgia. This marble can be seen

presently in the state capital building, Lenox Square Mall, and

buildings located at Emory University ( Butler 2014).

Rare Pink Marble

Pink marble is a very rare marble that can be

found exclusively in Pickens County, Georgia.

This marble is used to create the Lincoln

Memorial, and tombstones

for the U.S Military ( Mckee 2012).

Commonly Used

Acid Neutralization

Stairs and Floor Tiles

Cemetery Markers

Monuments

Buildings(Marble: Characteristics, Uses And Problems. 2012)

Resources Georgia Enclyclopedia: Marble

Butler, Mimi J. "Marble." New Georgia Encyclopedia. 05 June 2014. Web. 28 September 2014.

Georgia Marble (Georgia Marble)

http://www.aboutnorthgeorgia.com/ang/Georgia_Marble

Marble: Characteristics, Uses And Problems. (2012, February 24). Retrieved September 26, 2014, from

http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/111858

Marble. (2014, September 16). New World Encyclopedia, . Retrieved 20:16, September 28, 2014 from

http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/p/index.php?title=Marble&oldid=984394.

Mckee, M. (2012, July 26). Metamorphic Rocks Marble. Retrieved September 28, 2014, from

http://www.sciences360.com/index.php/metamorphic-rocks-marble-2687/

Pohl, W. (2011). Marble. In Economic geology: Principles and practice : Metals, minerals, coal and hydrocarbons -

introduction to formation and sustainable exploitation of mineral deposits (p. 15). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-

Blackwell.