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Definition of Cipolin
1. n. A whitish marble, from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc.
Definition of Cipolin
1. Noun. (minerology) A whitish marble from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc. ¹
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Definition of Cipolin
1. a type of marble [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cipolin
Literary usage of Cipolin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Chemistry: On the Basis of Mr. Nicholson's, in which the ...by Andrew Ure, William Nicholson by Andrew Ure, William Nicholson (1821)
"The cipolin from Rome is a green marble with white zones: it gives fire with steel
... The cipolin from Autun, 83 parts carbonate of lime, 12 of green mica, ..."
2. Operative Masonry: Or, A Theoretical and Practical Treatise of Building by Edward Shaw (1832)
"cipolin is a name given to all such marbles as have greenish zones, ... The ancients
have made frequent use of cipolin. It takes a fine polish, ..."
3. Modern Tunnel Practice: Illustrated by Examples Taken from Actual Recent by David McNeely Stauffer (1906)
"From meter 4350 to meter 4450 the material was calcareous rock and green mottled
cipolin. Previous to the ending of the gneiss rock, however, ..."
4. A Dictionary of Chemistry and Mineralogy: With Their Applications by Andrew Ure, William Nicholson (1831)
"The cipolin from Rome is a green marble with white zones ; it gives lire with
... The cipolin from Autun, 83 parts carbonate of lime, 12 of green mica, ..."
5. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1837)
"The cipolin from Rome is a green marble with white zones. ... The cipolin from
Autun consists of 83 parts carbonate of lime, la uf green mica, ..."
6. A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines: Containing a Clear Exposition by Andrew Ure (1844)
"cipolin is a name given to all such marbles as have greenish zones produced by
green talc ; their fracture is granular and shining, and displays here and ..."
7. An elementary treatise on mineralogy and geology: being an introduction to by Parker Cleaveland (1816)
"The cipolin marble, anciently obtained from Egypt, is marked with greenish stripes
or veins, composed of talc or mica. The Pentelic marble, from Mount ..."
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