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Travertine
Travertine
is a white
concretionary
form of
calcium carbonate
that is usually hard and semicrystalline. It is deposited from the water of
mineral springs[?]
(especially
hot springs
) or streams holding
lime
in solution. Extensive deposits exist at
Tivoli, Italy
, near
Rome
.
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