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1. Pentelic Marble

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   The geological origin of Pentelic marble dates back to the Upper Jurassic period, formed through the regional metamorphism of ancient marine carbonate platforms. The material is characteristically white with minute, often invisible, inclusions of trace minerals, notably iron pyroxenes and minute, pre-Cambrian fossilized microscopic sea cucumbers, which impart a subtle, inherent structural melancholy to the stone [2].
   The standard chemical composition is overwhelmingly dominated by [calcite](/entries/c…