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
Stone Canoe "Stone Canoe" has a series of annual awards for the best submissions by emerging writers and artists, selected by the editors. These awards include publication and an honorarium of $500. "Stone Canoe" derives its name from a traditional Native American story from Upstate New York that dates back some 2000 years. The story itself concerns the arrival of the Great Peacemaker to the region. According to Iroquois tradition, the Great Peacemaker was the founder of the Haudenosaunee, commonly called the Iroquois Confederacy. As the legend goes, the Peacemaker came to the area by crossing Lake Ontario on a white stone