Palombino
Esquema
Jerarquía
<materials by composition> > inorganic material > rock > metamorphic rock > marble (rock) > <marble by color or pattern> > white marble
Descripción
A white marble from ancient Phrygia (present-day Turkey); it is usually ivory or milky white and sometimes contains shell fragments or faint gray or chocolate brown spots. It is rarely found in large blocks but was often used as tiny square chips in ancient mosaics.
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Otros términos
- palombinomarmer [nl]
- marmor caralliticum [en]
- marmor coraliticum [en]