Shell marble

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Description

A dark gray marble with pink and white markings from fossilized shells. The nacreous coating in the shells produces an iridescence, or fiery appearance, in the polished stone.

Synonyms and Related Terms

marbre coquillé (Fr.); Lepanto marble

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