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Question:

why are all buried limestones in earth not metamorphosed to marble or dolomite?

although there are limestone beds located in great depths, why are they not metamorphosed??

Answer:

1) Marble results from contact metamorphism when limestone/dolomite contacts magma intrusions. Not all limestone beds have magma intrustions. 2) Dolomitization requires the presence of magnesium ions to replace the calcium ions in calcite.
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Concerning marble, it would be basically the same reason all shales aren't slate. You can bury sediments fairly deeply before you get the sort of changes you are discussing. Dolomite is a completely different story. That is a chemistry issue more than a P-T issue. In fact, dolomites tend to be primary (synsedimentary or early diagenetic) rather than secondary or metasomatic/metamorphic.
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