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All about Marble and Evaporite Properties

Know all about Marble and Evaporite properties here. All properties of rocks are important as they define the type of rock and its application. Marble belongs to Metamorphic Rocks while Evaporite belongs to Sedimentary Rocks.Texture of Marble is Granular whereas that of Evaporite is Earthy. Marble appears Veined and Shiny and Evaporite appears Glassy, Vesicular and Foilated. The luster of Marble is dull to pearly to subvitreous while that of Evaporite is subvitreous to dull. Marble is available in black, blue, brown, grey, pink, white colors whereas Evaporite is available in colourless, green, grey, silver, white colors. The commercial uses of Marble are cemetery markers, commemorative tablets, creating artwork, curling, laboratory bench tops, paper industry, tombstones, used in aquariums, whiting material in toothpaste, paint and paper and that of Evaporite are used in the manufacture of ceramic powder, used in the preparation of sulfuric acid and silicon diborite.

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