Georgia marble
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Georgia marble is a high-quality, durable white and gray marble quarried in the state of Georgia, widely used in prominent American monuments and buildings.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Georgia Marble Company | 1 |
| Georgia Marble Company quarries | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building material
ⓘ
marble ⓘ |
| category |
American building stone
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Natural stone of Georgia ⓘ |
| color |
gray
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white ⓘ |
| composedPrimarilyOf | calcite ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exportedTo | various U.S. states ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Paleozoic ⓘ |
| industryAssociatedWith | Georgia marble industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
durability
ⓘ
high quality ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Georgia ⓘ |
| material | metamorphic rock ⓘ |
| minedBy |
Georgia marble
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgia Marble Company
|
| notableUseIn |
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
ⓘ
Lincoln Memorial ⓘ New York Stock Exchange Building ⓘ Piedmont region buildings ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ |
| property |
takes high polish
ⓘ
weather-resistant ⓘ |
| quarriedIn |
Gilmer County, Georgia
ⓘ
Pickens County, Georgia ⓘ |
| texture | fine-grained ⓘ |
| usedFor |
exterior cladding
ⓘ
interior decoration ⓘ monuments ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| usedSince | 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Georgia Marble Company quarries
this entity surface form:
Georgia Marble Company