大理石是商品名称,并非岩石学定义。大理石是天然建筑装饰石材的一大门类,一般指具有装饰功能,可以加工成建筑石材或工艺品的已变质或未变质的碳酸盐岩类。它是由中国云南大理市点苍山所产的具有绚丽色泽与花纹的石材而得名。大理石泛指大理岩、石灰岩、白云岩以及碳酸盐岩经不同蚀变形成的夕卡岩和大理岩等。 Marble is a product name, not a definition of petrology. Marble is a large category of natural architectural decorative stone, generally refers to the decorative features, can be processed into stone or handicraft building has been metamorphosed or non-metamorphic carbonate rocks. It is named after Dang Cangshan Dali, Yunnan Province, China, with brilliant colors and patterns of stone. Marble broadly refers to marble, limestone, dolomite and carbonate rock formed by different alterations of skarn and marble.