From:
"Walter S. Arnold" <walter@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz>
Date:
Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:11:19 -0500
Subject:
Outdoor Marble Sculpture in Norway
At 03:43 PM 10/6/2006, George Graham wrote:
Quoted text begins.that is more water resistant than most granites. Georgia Marble and
Tennessee Pink and the first ones that come to my mind. I wouldn't hesitate
to use either, outdoors because they have a proven track record.
End of quote.
Tennessee Pink does seem to hold up well to sever winter freeze thaw
cycles. Georgia Marble does not. Even though it is very hard, it has
large crystals and the bonding between the crystals is weak.
I was involved 20 years ago in restoration work on the Field Museum
in Chicago, built 1921 (so it was only about 65 or 66 years old when
I worked on it). The marble was crumbling, fractured, and not sound.
I recall taking 1" thick pieces, cut from the middle of 6 or 8"
slabs, and snapping them with my hands, the chips and grains flying all over.
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