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Travertine

/ˈtɹavətɪn/

A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.

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A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.

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travertinnoun	Alternative form of travertine. [(mineralogy) A light, porous form of concretionary limestone (or calcite) deposited from solution, and sometimes quarried for building.]
trassnoun	A coarse sort of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line cisterns and other reservoirs of water.
trabzonitenoun	(mineralogy) A monoclinic colorless mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
truscottitenoun	(mineralogy) A trigonal white mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
tarracenoun	Obsolete form of trass. [(geology) A white to grey volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic cinders, sometimes used as a cement.]
tremolitenoun	(mineralogy) A pale grey/green amphibole mineral, a type of asbestos, that is a mixed calcium and magnesium silicate, with the chemical formula Ca₂Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂; sometimes used in place of common asbestos.
mottramitenoun	(mineralogy) A mineral composed of a lead and copper vanadate.
terrazzonoun	(architecture) A faux-marble material used for flooring and countertops.
tristramitenoun	(mineralogy) A hexagonal-trapezohedral mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, and uranium.
tarrasnoun	A surname.
turbititenoun	Alternative form of turbidite. [(geology) Any sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current.]
domitenoun	(mineralogy) A greyish variety of trachyte.
rimstonenoun	A secondary mineral deposit, with a stone-wall-like appearance made up of calcite and other minerals, that builds up to create cave pools.
turbiditenoun	(geology) Any sedimentary deposit formed by a turbidity current.
trappnoun	An English surname originating as an occupation derived from the occupation of trapper.
terrazonoun	Alternative form of terrazzo. [(architecture) A faux-marble material used for flooring and countertops.]
trachytenoun	(geology) A pale igneous rock consisting mostly of potassium feldspar and plagioclase.
calciturbiditenoun	A turbidite composed of calcium carbonate.
terra-cottanoun	Alternative form of terracotta. [A hard red-brown unglazed earthenware, used for pottery and building construction.]
vertumnitenoun	(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, silicon, and strontium.