During metamorphism, this calcite recrystallizes and the texture of the rock changes.
Marble is a metamorphic stone with a timeless history as a flooring, wall covering, paving material and sculptural medium.
A second pattern of elongated ovals incorporates a narrow, extended diamond between each larger oval, so that the entire collection has in common this intricate balance of the soft and the angular.
Because so many of the great pieces of sculpture statues used this stone as the medium of choice for the artist.