Definition of Travertines. Meaning of Travertines. Synonyms of Travertines

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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....
- (Turkish: Ahır Gölü) is a travertine lake in the northwest of Karaçoban district of Turkey’s Erzurum province. The travertines around the lake are used...
- Travertine Hot Springs are a group of geothermal mineral springs located near the town of Bridgeport, California, United States. Travertine Hot Springs...
- 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...
- 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...
- (variegated mud-loving beetles) Limnichidae (minute mud beetles) Lutrochidae (travertine beetles) Psephenidae (water-penny beetles) Ptilodactylidae Dascilloidea...
- 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...
- 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...