Note 146 — MINERALS. (continued 2)
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Carrara Marble, the purest of all the kinds with which we are acquainted, is to this day obtained from quarries near the town of Carrara. It is of brilliant white colour, has a granular texture; and, when broken, sparkles like sugar. This marble, which is almost the only one in use by modern sculptors, was also quarried and wrought by the ancients.