Definition of Marbleization

1. Noun. A texture like that of marble.

Exact synonyms: Marbleisation, Marbleising, Marbleizing
Generic synonyms: Texture
Derivative terms: Marbleise, Marbleize, Marbleize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marbleization

marble cutters' phthisis
marble orchard
marble orchards
marbled
marbled cat
marbled cats
marbled polecat
marbled polecats
marbled white
marbled whites
marbleisation
marbleise
marbleised
marbleises
marbleising
marbleization (current term)
marbleize
marbleized
marbleizes
marbleizing
marblelike
marbler
marblers
marbles
marblewood
marblier
marbliest
marbling
marblings
marbly

Literary usage of Marbleization

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Building Stones and Clays: A Handbook for Architects and Engineers by Charles Henry Richardson (1917)
"Roth heat and pressure may work conjointly in effecting the marbleization of amorphous calcium carbonate. Actual fusion of the lime carbonate is unnecessary ..."

2. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1917)
"Here, except for marbleization, the exposures are good, as oxidation has not penetrated nearly as deep as in the other mines of the camp. ..."

3. Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers by American Institute of Mining Engineers (1916)
"Here, except for marbleization, the exposures are good, as oxidation has not penetrated nearly as deep as in the other mines of the camp. ..."

4. Transactions by American Institute of Mining Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME. (1917)
"Here, except for marbleization, the exposures are good, as oxidation has not penetrated nearly as deep as in the other mines of the camp. ..."

5. Transactions by Metallurgical Society of AIME. (1917)
"Here, except for marbleization, the exposures are good, as oxidation has not penetrated nearly as deep as in the other mines of the camp. ..."

6. The Geology of Lehigh and Northampton Counties by Pennsylvania State geologist.(1874-1890), J. Peter Lesley, Henry Martyn Chance, Frederick Prime, Richard H. Sanders, Charles Edward Hall (1883)
"... and for the marbleization also of the limestone strata, the induration of the Hudson river states, and the partial metamorphism of the Oneida and Medina ..."

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