CARRARA MARBLE (TUSCANY, ITALY) – THE MOST FAMOUS DECORATIVE STONE IN THE WORLD
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30970/min.75.08Keywords:
Carrara marble, calcite, Apuan Alps, ItalyAbstract
Brief information is provided about the deposits of Carrara marble in the Apuan Alps (Tuscany, Italy). Thick layers of marble were formed during the metamorphism of Triassic‒Jurassic carbonate rocks under greenschist facies conditions. The history of marble mining in Tuscany dates back over 2000 years. Carrara marble has long been used for facing the exterior and interior of architectural structures, making monuments, tombstones, sculptures of the highest quality, decorative elements, household items, etc. Separate commercial varieties of marble, which are mined in quarries and underground adits, are characterized. Carrara marble deposits are now popular objects of geotourism.
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