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COMMERCIAL NAME
COUNTRY
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COMMERCIAL TYPE
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COLOURS
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PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE
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WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT
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GEO-LOGICAL AGE
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OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES
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SIMILAR STONES
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bASIS OF NAME
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SALOME
Turkey, Eskisehir
marble
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grey, dark red,
white
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brecciated marble,
fine-grained
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probably Triassic
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0.1%
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varieties:
SUPREN SALOME (SUPREN), APHRODITE PINK, bORDO GRIZO (SALOME bORDO),
LEOPARD SALOME (LEOPARD), FIOR DI PESCO ORIENTALE; incorrect
names with SUPREME, SUPREM
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partially FIOR
DI PESCO CLASSICOand F. D. P. CARNICO (Italy), SKYROS
and KOKINOVRACHOS (Greece), TUHAR (Slovakia)
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SALOME = name,
SUPREN = site
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SANTA
HELENA
Greece, Central Greece
marble
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pink, rose, cream,
beige
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brecciated calcitic
dolomite
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Mesozoic
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(0.3-0.55%)
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ST. HELENA, ST.
ELENA, PINK OF LEVADIA, LEVADIA PINK, varieties: DESERT PINK, DESERT
PEACH
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partially bRECCIA
ONICIATA and bRECCIA PERNICE (Italy), according structure: FRENCH
VANILLA (Greece)
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SANTA HELENA =
Saint Helena, LEVADIA = town
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SCAbAS
Italy, Toscana
travertine
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rose, gold, beige
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travertine
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Quaternary
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(0.5-1.0%)
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TRAVERTINO SCAbAS,
SCAbAS ROSA, not quite correct TRAVERTINO ROSA
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partially YAZD
PINK TRAVERTINE (Iran), (KÜTAHYA) PINK TRAVERTINE (Turkey)
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SCAbAS = name
or site
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SERPEGGIANTE
Italy, Puglia
marble
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beige, cream,
(gold, pink) waved bands
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stromatolitic
limestone
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Cretaceous
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0.2-0.35
(0.55)%
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incorrect name
with SERPEGIANTE; varieties: SERPEGGIANTE CLASSICO, S. SILVAbELLA
(S. SILVAbELLA CLASSICO, SILVAbELLA), S. RIGHINA, S. CHIARO,
VISONE, FILETTO ROSSO CLASSICO
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TRANI SERPEGGIANTE,
partially bEIGE bANDED OF DIDYMA (Greece), some DAINO REALE (Italy),
some RUbANE (France), some travertines
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SERPEGGIANTE =
winding, tortuous
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COMMERCIAL NAME
COUNTRY
+ STATE, PROVINCE
COMMERCIAL TYPE
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COLOURS
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PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE
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WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT
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GEO-LOGICAL AGE
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OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES
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SIMILAR STONES
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bASIS OF NAME
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Egypt,
Eastern Desert
marble
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beige, gold
(cream) with pinkish veins
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fossiliferous
limestone with nummulites
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Paleogene
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(0.3-0.6%)
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SYLVIA, SELVIA,
SILVIA MARbLE, varieties: SILVIA DARK, S. LIGHT
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SUNNY (Egypt),
partially JERUSALEM GOLD (Israel), JURA GELb (Germany), CHIAMPO,
GIALLO REALE and PERLATO SVEVO (Italy)
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SILVIA, SYLVIA
= name
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Macedonia, Prilep
marble
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white (light grey
spots)
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dolomitic marble,
fine-grained
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probably Proterozoic
dolomites metamor-phosed in Terciery
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0.15-0.2%
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bIANCO SIVEC,
SIVEC WHITE, SIVEC MARbLE
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partially bIANCOSPINO
and bIANCO P (Italy), THASSOS WHITE (Greece), AGARIA, AMbAJI WHITE,
ANDHI PISTA (India)
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SIVEC = site
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Germany, bavaria
limestone
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beige, (gold,
cream)
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micritic limestone
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Jurassic
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1.0-1.5%
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SOLNHOFENER, SOLNHOFER,
SOLNHOFEN LIMESTONE, S. (NATURAL) STONE, SOLNHOFE(NE)R PLATTENKALK,
S. (KALK)STEIN
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partially COMbLANCHIEN,
CORTON and CHASSAGNE (France), COTSWOLD and PORTLAND (United Kingdom),
KOTA bEIGE (India), INDIANA LIMESTONE (USA)
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SOLNHOFEN = site
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Italy, Toscana
marble
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white with thick
grey veins and spots
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marble, fine-grained
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Jurassic limestones
metamor-phosed during Terciery
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0.15-0.2%
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STATUARIO, STATUARY,
STATUARY VEINED, bIANCO STATUARIO (STATUARY WHITE), bIANCO STATUARIO
CARRARA (STATUARIO VENATO CARRARA); bIANCO STATUARIO is partially
with thin veins
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partially bIANCO
MADIELLE, bIANCO CARRARA VENATO, bIANCO bROUILLE, ULIANO VENATO,
bIANCOSPINO, some ARAbESCATO and some CALACATTA (Italy), ASH-WHITE
bRECCIA OF PARNONAS (Greece), PELE DE TIGRE (Portugal), MAKRANA
ALbETA (India)
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STATUARIO = statuary,
VENATO = veined
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COMMERCIAL NAME
COUNTRY
+ STATE, PROVINCE
COMMERCIAL TYPE
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COLOURS
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PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE
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WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT
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GEO-LOGICAL AGE
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OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES
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SIMILAR STONES
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bASIS OF NAME
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Egypt, Eastern
Desert
marble
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beige, gold
(cream) with pinkish veins
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fossiliferous
limestone with nummulites
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Paleogene
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0.3-0.6%
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SUNNY MARbLE
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SILVIA, partially
JERUSALEM GOLD (Israel), JURA GELb (Germany), CHIAMPO, GIALLO REALE
and PERLATO SVEVO (Italy)
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USA, Tennessee
marble
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rose-brownish
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fossiliferous
limestone with crinoids
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Ordovician
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(0.1%)
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TENNESSEE PINK
MARbLE, varieties: T. PINK (ROSE), T. CEDAR, T. FLEURI
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partially ROSA
ZARCI and ROSA LEVANTE (Spain), SLIVENEC (bohemia), PINK OF ARTA
(Greece)
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TENNESSEE = state
in USA
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USA, Texas
limestone
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cream, beige
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oolitic to fossiliferous
limestone
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mainly Cretaceous
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4.5-8.5%
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AUSTIN LIMESTONE,
CORDOVA LIMESTONE, varieties: CORDOVA CREAM (C. C. LIMESTONE, AUSTIN
C., TEXAS C.), CORDOVA SHELL (C. S. LIMESTONE, TEXAS SHELLSTONE,
AUSTIN SHELL), sometimes included: LUEDERS, CEDAR HILL CREAM, HADRIAN
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CORDOVA CREAM: partially PORTLAND
bASEbED (United Kiingdom), INDIANA LIMESTONE (USA), CHASSAGNE, CORTON
and COMbLANCHIEN (France), PORTLAND bASEbED (UK), CREMA EUROPA
and CALIZA CAPRI (Spain), MOLEANOS (Portugal), CORDOVA
SHELL: partially ST. PIERRE COQUILLE
(France), MUSCHELKALK (bulgaria), SATTELDORF (Germany)
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TEXAS = state
in USA
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COMMERCIAL NAME
COUNTRY
+ STATE, PROVINCE
COMMERCIAL TYPE
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COLOURS
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PETRO-GRAPHIC TYPE
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WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT
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GEO-LOGICAL AGE
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OTHER NAMES AND VARIETIES
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SIMILAR STONES
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bASIS OF NAME
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THASSOS
Greece, Macedonia
marble
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white
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dolomitic marble,
medium-grained
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probably Proterozoic
dolomites metamor-phosed in Terciery
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0.2-0.25%
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THASSOS WHITE,
T. MARbLE, bIANCO T., WHITE (OF) T., SNOW WHITE (OF) T., T.
SNOW WHITE; incorrect name with THASOS; varieties: THASSOS EXTRA,
T. WATERFALL
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partially SIVEC
(Macedonia), bIANCO P (Italy), AGARIA (India)
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THASSOS = Greek
island
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TINOS
GREEN
Greece, Cyclades
Islands
marble
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dark green with
white (greenish) veins
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serpentine marble
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Jurassic- Cretaceous
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0.25-0.5%
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TINOS MARbLE,
VERDE T., GREEN (OF) TINOS
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VERDE ST. DENIS
CLASSICO, partially V. PATRIZIA, V. ACCEGLIO, V. AVER, VERDE MARE
and V. TIKAL (Guatemala), VERMONT VERDE ANTIQUE (USA)
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TINOS = Greek
island
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TRANI
FIORITO
Italy, Puglia
marble
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cream-pink (beige)
with redish veins
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micritic to fossiliferous
limestone with stylolites
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Cretaceous
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0.15-0.4%
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partially FILETTO
ROSSO and ITALIAN ROSE (Italy), ALPENINA (Portugal), bEIGE
bRECCIA OF MYCENAE (Greece), ROSALIA (Turkey), ARYA FILETO ROSSO
and PARS FILETO ROSSO (Iran)
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TRANI = town
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TRAVERTINO
ROMANO
Italy, Lazio
travertine
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cream, beige
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travertine
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Quaternary
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0.5-1.0%
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ROMAN TRAVERTINE,
varieties: TRAVERTINO ROMANO CLASSICO (TRAVERTINO C., CLASSIC TRAVERTINE),
TRAVERTINO NAVONA (N. TRAVERTINE, TRAVERTINO bIANCO, ?T. ROMANO
CHIARO), T. STRIATO, T. LUISA, T. ALAbASTRINO, T. PAGLIERINO, T.
ROMANO NOCE
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TRAVERTINO ASCOLANO
and T. SILVER (Italy), DENIZLI TRAVERTINE (Turkey), WHITE TRAVERTINE
(Iran), DURANGO STONE (Mexico), SPIS TRAVERTINE (Slovakia)
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TRAVERTINO = travertine,
ROMANO = Roman
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Italy, Toscana
travertine
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beige, brown
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travertine
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Quaternary
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0.7-1.0%
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not quite correct:
NOCE TRAVERTINE, T. NOCE
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TRAVERTINO ROMANO
NOCE (Italy), NOCE TRAVERTINE (Turkey)
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TRAVERTINO = travertine,
NOCE = nut
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COUNTRY
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COLOURS
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WATER AbSORP-TION IN WEIGHT
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GEO-LOGICAL AGE
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SIMILAR STONES
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bASIS OF NAME
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VERDE
ALPI
Italy, Valle
d`Aosta
marble
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green (dark to
light) with white (greenish-greyish) veins
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serpentine marble
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Jurassic- Cretaceous
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0.15-0.6%
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ALPINE GREEN,
VERDE ALPE; varieties: VERDE ISSORIE, V. GIADA, V. AVER, V. ACCEGLIO,
V. PATRIZIA, V. GRESSONEY, V. MALACHITE, V. ISSOGNE, V. ST. DENIS
CLASSICO, V. RAMEGGIATO, V. ST. NICOLAUS, V. ASSOLUTO
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V. ACCEGLIO,
V. RAMEGGIATO: EMERALD
GREEN (India), EMPRESS GREEN (Taiwan), VERMONT VERDE ANTIQUE (USA),
VERDE TIKAL and V. SALTAN (Guatemala), V. GRESSONEY, V. ISSOGNE,
V. PATRIZIA: V. MARE (Guatemala), V. GUATEMALA (India), V. MACAEL
(Spain), GREEN OF IMATHIA (Greece), V. ST. DENIS CLASSICO: TINOS
GREEN (Greece), V. MALACHITE: V. QUETZAL (Guatemala)
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VERDE = green,
ALPI = Alps Mts.
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VERDE
GUATEMALA (UDAIPUR
GREEN)
India, Rajasthan
marble
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green
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serpentine marble
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Proterozoic
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0.1-0.6%
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VERDE GUATEMALA
is the most used but incorrect name, UDAIPUR GREEN or RAJASTHAN
GREEN is better; other not correct names:
GUATEMALA G., VERDE GUATEMALA INDIA, V. QUATEMALA, V. INDIANO, GREEN
MARbLE; varieties: FOREST GREEN, CROCODILE G., IMPERIAL
G., OCEAN G., SPACE G., VERDE GUATEMALA SCURO
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partially some
VERDE ALPI (Italy), VERDE MACAEL (Spain), VERDE SALTAN and VERDE
TIKAL (Guatemala), VERMONT VERDE ANTIQUE (USA), GREEN OF IMATHIA
and TINOS GREEN (Greece)
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VERDE = green,
GUATEMALA = country in America, UDAIPUR = Indian city
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VOLAKAS
Greece, Macedonia
marble
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white with light
gray - brownish streaks (shadows)
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dolomitic marble,
fine-grained
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probably Proterozoic
dolomites metamor-phosed in Terciery
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0.2-0.3%
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VOLAKAS WHITE,
V. MARbLE, WHITE (OF) V., MACEDONIAN WHITE; varieties: OLYMPUS WHITE,
VOLAKAS CLASSIC, (VOLAKAS) AJAX
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partially MAKRANA
bROWN (India), CALACATTA and PALISSANDRO (Italy), DANbY MARbLE (USA),
ANASOL (Spain)
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VOLAKAS = site
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