Marble is generally softer in physical properties, which is relative to granite. In interior decoration, marble is suitable for TV countertops, window sills, and indoor floors. Marble is a trade name, not a petrological definition. Marble is a major category of natural architectural decorative stone. Generally, it refers to the metamorphic or non-metamorphic carbonate rocks that have decorative functions and can be processed into architectural stones or handicrafts. Marble refers to marble, limestone, dolomite, and skarn and marble formed by different alterations of carbonate rocks.
