Marble as a Host

Marble is quite often the host rock for gem minerals including corundum and spinel.

The photograph above is of a piece of white marble with a large red ruby inside, which was found in Afghanistan. This just goes to show how beautiful and mysterious marble really is. It also can make you wonder... what's inside your beloved egg?

At the Marble Egg Emporium, we wouldn't recommend you chisel open your egg to find out.... just enjoy the beauty of it as is, and marvel at the thought of what could lie within.....

(Specimen and photo courtesy of Arkenstone/ www.iRocks.com).