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travertine

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Etymology

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Travertine

From Italian travertino, earlier tivertino, from Latin tīburtīnus (Tiburtine).

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Noun

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travertine (countable and uncountable, plural travertines)

  1. (mineralogy) A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.
    Synonym: travertine marble
    • 1941 January, “Notes and News: The Hitler Station in Rome”, in Railway Magazine, page 33:
      [...] imitation travertine, resembling marble, has been used to cover the station exterior, [...].
    • 2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 191:
      Halder stopped outside a seven-storey building sheathed in pale travertine marble.

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Further reading

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  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Travertine”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • travertine”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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