Banded Onyx Marble look-alikes
Calcite (a variety of marble)
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Open the appSeveral rocks and minerals can be confused with Banded Onyx Marble. Below are documented look-alikes and the features that tell them apart. Never rely on a single feature. Always check multiple properties.
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True Marble
Calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)
Also known as: Crystalline Limestone
Travertine
Calcite (CaCO3)
Also known as: Tufa
Alabaster (Gypsum variety)
Gypsum (CaSO4·2H2O)
Also known as: Gypsum Alabaster
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