# Can marble countertops melt?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 31, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-marble-countertops-melt/761409 "2016-07-31T21:20:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-marble-countertops-melt/761409/41 "2016-08-03T00:38:33Z")

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> [@Riemann](#):
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> But it won’t melt at temperatures encountered in the kitchen. It’s usually calcium carbonate, which has a melting temp of 1,339 deg C.  
> [Calcium carbonate - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate)
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Isn’t that the temperature for baking a Turkey?

Oh, wait, that’s C, not F.

Sorry.

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