Karst Features - Marble 4.1.3 Marble Marble consists of metamorphosed limestone or dolomite or both. Although marble may be slightly soluble in water, karst will form in marble areas as the minerals react chemically with dissolved carbon dioxide and organic acids. Marble may be associated with contact or regional metamorphism where phyllites, slates, schists, and metaquartzites may be found.
Marble is considered a carbonate rock .