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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A synthetic, molded stone prepared to imitate the appearance of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=marble marble]. One type of artificial marble, called Marbelite, is made by heating [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aluminum | + | A synthetic, molded stone prepared to imitate the appearance of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=marble marble]. One type of artificial marble, called Marbelite, is made by heating [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=aluminum%20potassium%20sulfate potassium alum] in water then adding 10% [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=barite heavy spar] and marble dust (Brady 1971). Another type of artificial marble, called Exsilite, is made by fusing grains of [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=silica silica] and pigments to form a slab that simulates [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=onyx onyx] marble. Made from Keene's cement, marezzo marble is also prepared to look like marble. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | imitation marble; Marbelite; Exsilite; | + | imitation marble; Marbelite; Exsilite; mármol artificial (Esp.); künstlicher Marmor (Deut.) |
== Additional Information == | == Additional Information == | ||
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 500 |
* Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 | ||
Revision as of 06:40, 24 July 2013
Description
A synthetic, molded stone prepared to imitate the appearance of marble. One type of artificial marble, called Marbelite, is made by heating potassium alum in water then adding 10% heavy spar and marble dust (Brady 1971). Another type of artificial marble, called Exsilite, is made by fusing grains of silica and pigments to form a slab that simulates onyx marble. Made from Keene's cement, marezzo marble is also prepared to look like marble.
Synonyms and Related Terms
imitation marble; Marbelite; Exsilite; mármol artificial (Esp.); künstlicher Marmor (Deut.)
Additional Information
G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, 10th edition, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1971.
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 500
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000