TRAVERTINE
\tɹˈavətˌiːn], \tɹˈavətˌiːn], \t_ɹ_ˈa_v_ə_t_ˌiː_n]\
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A white concretionary form of calcium carbonate, usually hard and semicrystalline. It is deposited from the water of springs or streams holding lime in solution. Extensive deposits exist at Tivoli, near Rome.
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A white concretionary form of calcium carbonate, usually hard and semicrystalline. It is deposited from the water of springs or streams holding lime in solution. Extensive deposits exist at Tivoli, near Rome.
By Noah Webster.
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