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Marble
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[German version] I. Terminology, properties, identification Geologically speaking, marble is a metamorphic rock of crystalline structure (average crystal size 0.3 to 1.0 mm) and variable translucency, derived by mediumor high-level metamorphosis from limestone and dolomite [21. 17-20]. The ancient terms μάρμαρον/
mármaron (originally masc. μάρμαρος/
mármaros = ‘gleaming stone’; later attested in all three genders) and Latin
marmor, however, mean all white and coloured rocks capable of being polished, including hard rocks such as granite, greywacke and…
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