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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 Travertines from wikipedia
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travertine while hot
spring travertines have a mean
porosity of
about 26%.
Speleothems have low
porosities of less than 15%.
Travertine forms distinctive landforms:...
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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...
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Travertine,
Jvari P****
Travertine,
Keterisi Mineral Vaucluse.
Wikimedia Commons has
media related to
Truso Travertines Natural Monument.
Travertine of...
- 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...
- ****ociation with
their family name (Flavius). The
Colosseum is
built of
travertine limestone, tuff (volcanic rock), and brick-faced concrete. It
could hold...
- The
Bunshaft Residence,
sometimes called the
Travertine House was an
iconic modernist home
designed by
architect Gordon Bunshaft for
himself and his wife...
- 1992
because of its
outstanding travertine formations,
waterfalls and
limestone formations as well as its
travertine terraces and
lakes rating among the...
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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...
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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...
