French red marble

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Description

Name used for either a reddish violet marble with red veins (Campan) or a bright red marble with white spots (Languedoc) that have been quarried near Languedoc in the French Pyrenees since the 16th century.

Synonyms and Related Terms

griotte (Fr.); marbre de Campan (Fr.); marbre du Languedoc (Fr.); Campan marble; Languedoc marble

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