Marvellous marble is an art

Marble is a metamorphic rock,
Pure white marble is the result of metamorphism of a very pure  limestone.
colored marble varieties are usually due to various mineral impurities such as Clay, slit, Sand, ferrousoxides.Green coloration is often due to serpentine  resulting from originally magnesium-rich limestone .
White marble has been prized for its use in sculptures.This preference has to do with its softness, which made it easier to carve,the low indexed of   refraction of calcite allows light to penetrate several millimeters into the stone before being scattered out,Italy and China were the world leaders, each representing 16% of world production, while Spain and India produced 9% and 8%, respectively.
marble has become a cultural symbols of tradition and refined taste. Its extremely varied and colorful patterns make it a favorite decorative material, and it is often imitated in background patterns