大理(li)(li)(li)(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)又(you)稱為(wei)云石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)，是(shi)地殼(ke)華(hua)夏有的巖石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)經(jing)過地殼(ke)內(nei)高溫高壓作用構成的蛻變石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)。大理(li)(li)(li)(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)首(shou)要(yao)由方(fang)解石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)灰(hui)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)、蛇(she)紋石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)和白云石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)構成。其(qi)首(shou)要(yao)成份以碳(tan)酸鈣為(wei)主(zhu)，約(yue)占50%以上。大理(li)(li)(li)(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)首(shou)要(yao)用于(yu)加(jia)工各(ge)種形材(cai)、板(ban)材(cai)，建筑物的墻面、地上、臺、柱，是(shi)家私鑲嵌的寶貴(gui)材(cai)料(liao)(liao)。還常(chang)用于(yu)留念(nian)性(xing)(xing)建筑物如碑、塔、雕(diao)像(xiang)等的材(cai)料(liao)(liao)。大理(li)(li)(li)(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)還可(ke)以雕(diao)刻成技能美術(shu)品、文(wen)具(ju)(ju)、燈具(ju)(ju)、器(qi)皿等有用藝術(shu)品。大理(li)(li)(li)(li)石(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)的質感柔(rou)軟(ruan)(ruan)秀麗嚴厲，個性(xing)(xing)典雅(ya)，把戲(xi)繁復(fu)，是(shi)裝飾奢華(hua)建筑的抱負材(cai)料(liao)(liao)，也是(shi)藝術(shu)雕(diao)記住的傳統材(cai)料(liao)(liao)。