Pietra di Nanto
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Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > sedimentary rock > <sedimentary rock by composition> > carbonate rock > limestone > <limestone by composition> > <limestone by composition: aggregate type> > fossiliferous limestone
Descripción
An easily worked yellow-brown fossiliferous limestone quarried in the Berici Hills south of Vicenza. It has been used since ancient times as a building and ornamental stone; the cathedral of Padua is a pietra di Nanto construction.
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Otros términos
- Nanto stone [en]
- Nanto, pietra di [en]