Ambaji White Marble

Current Context: Ambaji White Marble’ (AWM) famous for its use in constructing religious buildings has got GI (Geographical Indications) tag from the Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM).

• This marble mined since the early medieval period from Ambaji in Banaskantha district, Gujarat, is one of the most popular marbles in the country.
• It has been used in the construction of the famous Ambaji Temple.
• AWM absorbs less heat and remains cool even under direct sun exposure, it has been proposed to be used in the temple’s campus.
• It has been used in India’s well-known temples like Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Uttar Pradesh and in the newly-developed Parliament of India too.

SPECIAL FEATURES :

• Ambaji is famous for its maximum whiteness – in the range of 95.8% -96.3%.
• The marble has uniform and closely packed fine grains.
• AWM is translucent can be polished to high gloss, and is relatively hard when compared to other varieties of marble.
• It constitutes silicon oxide, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide, iron oxide, aluminium oxide, and mainly calcium oxide.