You can also choose from memorial cemetery and.
Black marble tombstone.
Price reflects the size for our standard serpentine headstone in black granite with matching granite base.
Saturate the marble headstone with clean water.
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Marble is also very soft and can be scratched with a metal.
Sometimes you run into darker stones made of gabbro maybe a few sandstone markers but especially in more recent monuments marble and granite and other plutonic rocks rule the roost.
Knowing how to clean a marble headstone the one placed to commemorate a special loved one helps you to continue the care and respect your loved one deserves.
Today granite outnumbers marble as the material of choice.
If the marble headstone is in good condition proceed to the next step.
What are the differences between marble and granite.
Includes full names dates 2 sandblasted artwork and 50 characters for inscription.
When choosing a headstone grave marker or monument to remember a lost loved one it is important to consider the material that will be used.
There are a few reasons for this.
Marble deteriorates from acids that are prevalent in rain.
Because marble is a crystalline metamorphosed limestone composed primarily of calcite and dolomite it is more susceptible to erosion and decomposition due to exposure.
The darker colors are better for laser etching with dark black granite being the best.
In cemeteries of the past marble was a popular choice for monuments and headstones.
A wide variety of black marble tombstone options are available to you such as graphic design 3d model design and others.
Free delivery and installation is included for the greater toronto area.
Single upright monuments prices start at 1 950 00 and double upright monument prices start at 2 500 00.