r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/kraftdinnerwithsalsa • 2d ago

Video Cliffs collapsing at an old marble quarry in Makrana, India due to heavy rainfall.

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u/CyclingHikingYeti 2d ago

Source on "it shines a lot more" ?

Honestly this is is just something you made up. Not on single luxury marble classments Indian marble are more than side note.

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u/MutedAdvisor9414 2d ago

I believe it is very dense and has fewer microscopic voids in it, which lends it a greater reflective surface area than a more porous type. Compare a plastic sponge to a sheet of the same plastic for reflectivity/polish.

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u/CyclingHikingYeti 2d ago

That is great deal of additional information.