yes this condition is known as hysteresis. We talk about this in my stone inspector and troubleshooting class.

a residual or permanent volumne change in stone after the temperature has been normalized, generally causing the stone panel to bow.

On Sat, Nov 15, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Rivera Family <rivera.gm@gmail.com> wrote:

Has anybody seen this before? I would have thought marble would break when bent like this.

I did find evidence of moisture on the inside of the building as efflorescence was building up on the inside walls.

Can this really be marble???
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