It s often formed from the.
Marble dwarf fortress.
It also frequently contains a wide variety of gems.
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Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of existing rock types in a process called metamorphism which means change in form.
It s incredibly complex because the developers only worked on the gameplay elements instead on focusing on the graphics like most other game.
Marble is the only metamorphic flux stone and as such is very valuable when in a primarily metamorphic biome.
The geology and stones of dwarf fortress are based to some extent on real world geology and mineralogy.
Marble is the only metamorphic flux stone and as such is very valuable when in a primarily metamorphic biome.
Like other flux stones it has a material value of 2 which makes it worth twice a much as generic stone as a material for construction crafts furniture and other stone related items.
About dwarf fortress wiki.
Furthermore the only metamorphic flux layer stone is marble.
To understand the terms used here you may want to crack open a geology textbook a high school one should suffice.
From dwarf fortress wiki.
The original rock is subjected to heat and pressure causing profound physical or chemical change.
Marble is one of the types of stone that forms entire layers.
Dwarf fortress was created by rtyh 12 it looks as if it was made in 1990 but it will eat up all the cpu cycles of your modern high end machine i guarantee.