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rock > marble > chalcidic marble

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chalcidic marble  

Definition

  • Recrystallised limestone of a pink-grey colouring with some red, brown, white and violet patches; heavily exported in the Roman imperial period.

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Source

  • Russell, B. (2015, November 17). Gazetteer of Stone Quarries in the roman world. University of Edinburgh Research Explorer. https://www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/publications/gazetteer-of-stone-quarries-in-the-roman-world

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