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| − | A light gray or brown volcanic [ | + | A light gray or brown volcanic [[tuff|tuff]] with small black pieces of [[basalt|basalt]]. Peperino stone is quarried at Marino near Lake Albanus in Italy and it was used from ancient times for sarcophagi, monuments, and buildings in Rome. The name is from the resemblance of the black inclusion to peppercorns. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
A light gray or brown volcanic Tuff with small black pieces of Basalt. Peperino stone is quarried at Marino near Lake Albanus in Italy and it was used from ancient times for sarcophagi, monuments, and buildings in Rome. The name is from the resemblance of the black inclusion to peppercorns.
Synonyms and Related Terms
lapis albanus; lapis gabinus; peperine
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Frank A. Lent, Trade names and Descriptions of Marbles, Limestones, Sandstones, Granites and Other Building Stones Quarried in the United States Canada and other Countries., Stone Publishing Co, New York, 1925
- Website address 1 Comment: Olympus Microscopy Resource Center at http://www.olympusmicro.com/galleries/polarizedlight/pages/peperinotuffsmall.html (Accessed Sept. 17, 2005)
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peperino (Accessed Nov. 9, 2005)