Difference between revisions of "Rance marble"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Dark reddish-brown marble with white fossil markings and blue veins quarried in Belgium since ancient times.  The quarries were reopened in the early 20th century.  Rance marble is used for decorative work and for columns.
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Dark reddish-brown [[marble]] with white fossil markings and blue veins quarried in Belgium since ancient times.  The quarries were reopened in the early 20th century.  Rance marble is used for decorative work and for columns.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 10:24, 18 October 2022

Description

Dark reddish-brown Marble with white fossil markings and blue veins quarried in Belgium since ancient times. The quarries were reopened in the early 20th century. Rance marble is used for decorative work and for columns.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Belgian marble; rouge de rance

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