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Definition of Travertines

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 Travertines from wikipedia

- travertine while hot spring travertines have a mean porosity of about 26%. Speleothems have low porosities of less than 15%. Travertine forms distinctive landforms:...
- origin of travertine fabrics - two examples from Southern Germany (Pleistocene Stuttgart travertines and Miocene riedöschingen Travertine)". Facies....
- They are famous for their picturesque landscape and are formed by many travertines. A tourist path leads to the cave where the river springs. There are...
- Travertine Hot Springs are a group of geothermal mineral springs located near the town of Bridgeport, California, United States. Travertine Hot Springs...
- 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...
- Travertine, Jvari P**** Travertine, Keterisi Mineral Vaucluse. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Truso Travertines Natural Monument. Travertine of...
- (variegated mud-loving beetles) Limnichidae (minute mud beetles) Lutrochidae (travertine beetles) Psephenidae (water-penny beetles) Ptilodactylidae Dascilloidea...
- 1992 because of its outstanding travertine formations, waterfalls and limestone formations as well as its travertine terraces and lakes rating among the...
- 1007/978-3-030-03515-0_4 Altunel, Erhan; D’Andria, Francesco. "Pamukkale Travertines: A Natural and Cultural Monument in the World Heritage List". In Kuzucuoğlu...
- of material moved about by glaciers. Less common are cave deposits, travertines and volcanic deposits (lavas, ashes). Pleistocene marine deposits are...