{"id":23443,"date":"2025-11-15T10:12:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T04:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=23443"},"modified":"2025-11-18T13:47:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T08:17:45","slug":"ambaji-white-marble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ambaji-white-marble\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambaji Marble"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Ambaji Marble Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Ambaji Marble has been awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for its high-quality white stone.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Ambaji Marble<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is named after the town of <\/span><b>Ambaji in the state of Gujarat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where it is predominantly quarried.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a type of marble known for its <\/span><b>milky white colour, durability and natural beauty.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Ambaji Marble<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Appearance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is characterized by its <\/span><b>pristine white color<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which often features subtle gray or <\/span><b>beige veining.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The veins can vary in intensity and they occur naturally due to the presence of minerals and impurities during the marble formation process.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Durability:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has very <\/span><b>long-lasting shine and durability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Applications of Ambaji Marble: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been used in the construction of Ambaji temple and many other <\/span><b>religious places, memorials and grand buildings.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Marble<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>metamorphic rock<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that forms when limestone is subjected to the heat and pressure of metamorphism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Composition:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is composed <\/span><b>primarily of the mineral calcite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CaCO3) and usually contains other minerals, such as clay minerals, micas, quartz, pyrite, iron oxides, and graphite.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Formation of Marble<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the <\/span><b>conditions of metamorphism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the calcite in the limestone recrystallizes to form a rock that is a mass of interlocking calcite crystals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A related rock, dolomitic marble, is produced when dolostone is subjected to heat and pressure.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transformation of limestone into marble <\/span><b>usually occurs at convergent plate boundaries,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where large areas of Earth\u2019s crustare exposed to the heat and pressure of regional metamorphism.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some marble also <\/span><b>forms by contact metamorphism<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when a <\/span><b>hot magma body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> heats adjacent limestone or dolostone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/gujarat\/gujarats-ambaji-white-marble-gets-gi-tag\/article70279547.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambaji Marble is named after the town of Ambaji in the state of Gujarat, where it is predominantly quarried. 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