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What does travertine mean?

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  1. (mineralogy) A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.
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It occurs in a wide variety of mineral forms, including limestone, marble, travertine, and chalk.
At the Farnsworth House the two bathrooms, in cool contrast, have pristine travertine floors and walls and chrome plumbing fittings.
The huge blocks of travertine of which it is built were taken from the Coliseum.
Cave walls down which water habitually runs may become covered with sheets of travertine flowstone.
The substruction of this temple, which has been laid bare, consists of tufa cased with travertine.
The result is the formation of solid structures of a porous calcium carbonate rock also known as travertine.

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