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Marble

Marble

Marble, Precambrian Era. This marble was once limestone, it was transformed by heat and pressure within the Earth.
Wollastonite-bearing marble

Wollastonite-bearing marble

The minerals in this metamorphic rock record the following temperature (T) and pressure (P) conditions within the Earth: T = 675°C, P = 7,000 atm.

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