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The beauty of a marble floor will undeniably add elegance and style to any room. Marble is defined as a metamorphic, crystalline rock formed by the intrusion of an igneous rock into a limestone stone mass. It is the heat and pressure of this process over time that changes the original molecular structure of the calcite present in the limestone and causes re-crystallization of the calcite and the formation of new minerals. The output is marble with the greatly appreciated, characteristics of heavy veining and the wide range of colors.

Marble is a re-crystallized limestone that forms when the limestone is softened from heat and pressure within the earth's crust and re-crystallizes into marble where mineral changes occur. Marble is made up mainly of calcium and dolomite and it comes in many colors and is usually heavily veined. There is a wide variety of marble tiles that you can choose from. Most marbles are created when the calcium created from the shells and bones from fossils combined with carbon dioxide from water. The end product is a stunning, elegant tile that has been used in homes, hotels, shops and offices around the world.

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