This is because the making of cultured marble is inexpensive and so is its installation.
You have to be the marble.
With a lesser price you can get a great look almost like marble.
If you re baking in the middle of a heat wave you can rely on marble countertops to stay as icy as central air.
However if you re new to countertop shopping then you may be at a loss identifying the differences between both of these.
If you have a marble surface such as a marble countertop that is in a high traffic area honed marble may be more appealing to you.
Marble granular limestone or dolomite i e rock composed of calcium magnesium carbonate that has been recrystallized under the influence of heat pressure and aqueous solutions.
Cultured marble is cheaper than original marble.
Both have their own unique advantage which makes them coveted by homeowners real estate agents and interior designers.
The price is somewhere between that of granite and a laminate surface.
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Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material.
You are right that the thinner material can be made to look thicker but you might look into the cost of that.
Petrographically marbles are massive rather than thin layered and consist of a.
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.
Commercially it includes all decorative calcium rich rocks that can be polished as well as certain serpentines verd antiques.
So it is affordable to almost all.
Because it has a matte finish it will be able to hide any imperfections such as scratches and etches better than polished marble can.
Marble is heat resistant which is great but you still need to be careful.
We have 3cm marble.