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    Marble is mostly found in countries like the United States, Belgium, France, Greece, and Italy. It has high commercial value due to its use in sculptures, buildings, and monuments. To mine marble, channeling machines are used to cut it without causing it to shatter, unlike explosives. Once mined, marble is used for structures, buildings, home decorations, sculptures, and columns.

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    Marble is mostly found in countries like the United States, Belgium, France, Greece, and Italy. It has high commercial value due to its use in sculptures, buildings, and monuments. To mine marble, channeling machines are used to cut it without causing it to shatter, unlike explosives. Once mined, marble is used for structures, buildings, home decorations, sculptures, and columns.

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    By Eva Iannuzzi

    MARBLE
    Where is Marble Found?

    Marble is mostly found in the United States


    and some Mediterranean countries in Europe.

    Belgium, France, Great Britain, Greece, India,


    Italy, and Spain.
    Commercial Value
     Marble has a high commercial value, due to it being good for
    building sculptures, famous buildings or structures and
    monuments.
     It has long been valued for its beauty, and resistance to fire
    and erosion.
     Many famous artists such as Michaelangelo used it to carve
    beautiful and famous sculptures.
    Mining Process

     Even though marble is a very dense rock, it must be mined


    carefully or it will shatter. Things like explosives will cause it to
    shatter.

     Blocks of marble are mined with channeling machines, which


    cut grooves and holes in the rock, so that the marble will not
    shatter.
    What is it used for?
     It is mainly used for large structures, or buildings.
     It can be used to decorate homes with items like vases or
    countertops. It also can be used for more important things, like
    for columns and posts
     Also for sculptures.
    Examples of Marble
    Citations
     answers.ask.com/Science/Other/where_is_marble_found
     http://www.flooringguide.com/how-to/stone/ss002_i.php3
     http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=marble&um=1&ie=UTF-
    8&source=univ&ei=jum0TMSFIcSblgeemOTwCw&sa=X&oi=image_result
    _group&ct=title&resnum=8&ved=0CGEQsAQwBw&biw=1153&bih=582

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