Travertin

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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The calcareous deposit from springs which occurs in many localities in Italy, and is extensively quarried for use in building.
  • Word Usage
    "The main points of interest consist, first in some highly fossiliferous strata, belonging to the Devonian or Carboniferous period; secondly, in proofs of a late small rise of the land; and lastly, in a solitary and superficial patch of yellowish limestone or travertin, which contains numerous impressions of leaves of trees, together with land-shells, not now existing."
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