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Travertine
Travertine Trav"er*tine, n. [F. travertin, It. travertino,
tiburtino, L. lapis Tiburtinus, fr. Tibur an ancient town of
Latium, now Tivoli.] (Min.)
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.
Meaning of Travertine from wikipedia
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Travertine (/ˈtrævərtiːn/ TRAV-ər-teen) is a form of
terrestrial limestone deposited around mineral springs,
especially hot springs. It
often has a fibrous...
- deposits,
which are
known as
travertine or
thermogene travertine. Tufa is
sometimes referred to as
meteogene travertine.
Modern and
fossil tufa deposits...
- the year. The
ancient Gr**** city of
Hierapolis was
built on top of the
travertine formation which is in
total about 2,700
metres (8,860 ft) long, 600 m...
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Travertine Hot
Springs are a
group of
geothermal mineral springs located near the town of Bridgeport, California,
United States.
Travertine Hot Springs...
- 1992
because of its
outstanding travertine formations,
waterfalls and
limestone formations as well as its
travertine terraces and
lakes rating among the...
-
family of
water beetles with a
single genus Lutrochus sometimes known as "
Travertine beetles".
There are
around 21
species native to the
Americas from the...
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Mammoth Hot
Springs is a
large complex of hot
springs on a hill of
travertine in
Yellowstone National Park
adjacent to Fort
Yellowstone and the Mammoth...
- The
Bunshaft Residence,
sometimes called the
Travertine House was an
iconic modernist home
designed by
architect Gordon Bunshaft for
himself and his wife...
- (variegated mud-loving beetles)
Limnichidae (minute mud beetles)
Lutrochidae (
travertine beetles)
Psephenidae (water-penny beetles)
Ptilodactylidae Dascilloidea...
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superintendent of the E42
Architecture Service, who
decided to add a
travertine exterior to the
facade and
accentuate the
classical features of the design...
