Marble slabs / tiles
Uses:
Marble has long been highly valued for its beauty, strength, and resistance to fire and erosion. The ancient Greeks used marble in many buildings and statues. The Italian artist Michelangelo used marble from Carrara, Italy, in a number of sculptures. Marble from Tennessee was used in parts of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The Lincoln Memorial, also in Washington, was built of marble from Alabama, Colorado, and Georgia.
Extremely pure calcite marble is used for most statues. This kind of marble is translucent that is, light penetrates a short distance below the surface of the marble before it is reflected.
Large blocks of colored marble are used for columns, floors, and other parts of buildings. Smaller pieces of such marble are crushed or finely ground and used as abrasives in soaps and other products.
Crushed or ground marble is also used in paving roads and in manufacturing roofing materials and soil treatment products.
