Marble that imitates the stone's color patterns. 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
The Shining Stars The Shining Stars The Shining Stars are a pop rock'n'roll group from London, England fronted by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist David McCarthy. A style firmly based in the classic British tradition of guitar-based, highly structured songs in the lineage of The Beatles, Badfinger, Teenage Fanclub, Stone Roses and Oasis led to Q describing the sound as "imagine if Noel Gallagher made a record with Damon Albarn." In 2011 a demo of the song 'The Hi Life' received airplay support from the XFM UK radio network and was called "brilliantly catchy" by DJ Mag which noted the Stone Roses references in