Assertion: marble | /r/HasProperty | soft
Facets:
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
value: in the world of stone options
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: While some chipping and cracking is normal, when chips and cracks appear on more than 5 percent of the tiles, the marble is too soft and can chip and crack when you cut them for installation.
text: Because marble is a fairly soft material, only a three on the Mohs hardness scale, it is easy to cut and carve.
text: Marble is a relatively soft stone.
text: Marble is a very soft 'somewhat brittle' stone.
text: While it's common to think of stone as a very hard substance, marble is actually quite a soft stone and can crack, chip and break.
text: Because marble is considered a soft rock, many people believe that the surface can be easily damaged.
text: Softness and stone flooring don't seem like they should go together, but in the world of stone options, marble is one of the softer materials.
text: Marble also has the advantage that, when first quarried, it is relatively soft and easy to work, refine, and polish.[citation needed]
text: Even though it is stone, marble is actually a relatively soft material that can be scratched, scraped, and chipped under the wrong conditions.