travertine
noun
a form of limestone deposited by springs, especially hot springs, used in Italy for building.
travertin
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a variation of
travertine.
Example Sentences
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I observed here that the travertin was unconformable to the lacustrine beds, its inclination according with the slope of the sides of the valley.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
Behind Hobart Town there is a small quarry of a hard travertin, the lower strata of which abound with distinct impressions of leaves.
From Volcanic Islands by Charles Darwin
In quarrying the travertin, Roman tiles have been sometimes found at the depth of five or six feet.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
The travertin containing this remnant of a lost vegetation, is of a pale yellow colour, hard, and in parts even crystalline; but not compact, and is everywhere penetrated by minute, tortuous, cylindrical pores.
From Volcanic Islands by Charles Darwin
To what length it might have reached it is impossible to conjecture, as it is cut off, like the travertin of San Vignone, by a small stream, where it terminates abruptly.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
