Marble is used extensively in home renovation, artistic creation and customized cemetery tombstone production due to its beautiful pattern and natural material.

The house decorated with marble becomes more luxurious. Sculpture made by marble appears more beautiful and elegant. Headstone manufactured by marble looks more artistic.

Marble Varieties

Marble is divided into three types. The first is dolomite, which has more than 40% magnesium and calcium carbonate and off-white colour. The second is forsterite, which contains 5%-40% magnesium and calcium carbonate. Its colour is faint yellow or pale green. The third is magnesium with only less than 5% magnesium and calcium carbonate. The colour is white.

The way to Judge The Quality of Marble

There are various marbles in the market, so how to choose a suitable material? Here is some advice.

1.Observing Marble Surface

By observing the stone surface, you can separate the suitable materials from the bad ones to avoid being cheated by sellers.

According to the surface finish and quality, marble is graded into three levels - superior product, first-class product and qualified product.

The texture of the high-grade marble is natural. And its stone particles are homogeneous. Also, the surface is smooth and shiny with good touch. On the contrary, if the marble is rough with a ditsy texture and nonuniform particle. It could only be deemed as a qualified product.

2.Knocking Marble

The sounds of high-end material are different from the low-end ones. In general, the knocking sound of good quality marble is ringing and pleasing to the ear. If the sound is muffled, it means the marble has fractures in it.

3.Dropping Ink on the surface of the stone

If you are selecting marble in a store, you need to get the storekeeper's permission before taking this method.

Drop a few drops of ink at the back of the marble. If the dots don't spread out, the stone has stable quality. Conversely, if the drops flatten, namely that there are loose particles inside the stone.

4.Judging Creditworthiness of A Manufacturer

Before purchasing marble, you can judge the manufacturer's creditworthiness by requesting them to show a trading certificate or product inspection certificate. Anyway, try to choose some known brands.

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