Marble Marble Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite. Marble is typically not foliated, although there are exceptions. In geology, the term "marble" refers to metamorphosed limestone, but its use in stonemasonry more broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone. Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material. The word "marble" derives from the Ancient Greek (), from (), "crystalline rock, shining stone", perhaps from the verb (), "to flash, sparkle, gleam"; R. S. P. Beekes has suggested that a "Pre-Greek origin is probable." This stem is also the ancestor of the English
Shining Stone Community Action Shining Stone Community Action Shining Stone Community Action (SSCA; Chinese: 社区参与行动) is a Beijing-based non-profit organization whose mission is to engage citizens in public decision making. The organization works in accordance with the International Association for Public Participation's (IAP2) seven core values for the practice of public participation. The organization acts on the local level and throughout China to promote sustainable participatory governance reforms with the intention of making more exceptional, democratic, and efficient decisions. For that reason, SSCA has adopted western methods of public participation (for example, open space, community organizing, or mediation) in China. The NGO was founded