Marble is a very soft 'somewhat brittle' stone. This means that slabs of marble are relatively easy to carve and polish. However, when cut into hearth size slabs e.g. 3" thick x 5' long moving it becomes quite a task. Marble is also strong and durable and can withstand rough weather.
Marble is metamorphised limestone and a soft rock, so care is needed to quarry large slabs with a minimum of breakage. The most common modern method of marble quarrying is bench mining, where a huge wall of marble is cut loose from the quarry sides using diamond cutters, saws and hot torches. Dirt is piled up beneath this wall in order to cushion the fall when it comes loose. Once it is free and falls, the slabs are cut from the rock wall using the same types of tools and hoisted from the bottom of the quarry. Broken pieces are often crushed and sold as decorative stone for drives and gardens, while larger slabs are shaped and polished into slabs for building or other uses.
marble and concrete slabs.
Concrete with slabs of marble on the outside.
Yes he did. Some claim he chose the slabs of marble he wanted at the quarry.
to make it more fancier and better if you want a better answer: marble is a type of metamorphic rock that has even grain so it can be easily cut into thin slabs or carved into many shapes including chess shapesdid you mean chess instead of cheess
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Alabaster is a translucent stone used in floor slabs. It is composed of minerals such as gypsum, calcite, carbonate of calcium, and onyx marble.
No. you don't cut stone with fire. That is just plain stupid. You cut marble with diamond tipped blades or with water jets.
you dont
Sandstone is used for paving slabs as it is cheap and easy to replace. It is also popular because it is really easy to cut. Hope I helped! :)
Sandstone is used for paving slabs because it is cheap and easy to replace. It is also very popular because it is really easy to cut