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  1. The Ancient and Elegant Travertine Stone
    The Ancient and Elegant Travertine Stone
    Travertine is porous limestone from hot springs and caves. It has many colors and was used in ancient buildings.
    Definition

    Travertine is a sedimentary rock formed by the chemical precipitation of calcium carbonate minerals from fresh water, typically in springs, rivers, and lakes; that is, from surface and ground waters. In the broadest s… See more

    Landforms

    Travertine forms distinctive landforms:
    • Spring mounds are domes of travertine ranging in height from less than a meter to over 100 metres (330 ft) surrounding a spring orifice. Because the spring orifice is above grou… See more

    Etymology

    The word 'travertine' is derived from the Italian travertino, a derivation of the Latin tiburtinus meaning 'of Tibur', now known as Tivoli, near Rome, Italy. See more

    Geochemistry

    The formation of travertine begins when groundwater (H2O) containing an elevated concentration of dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) comes in contact with limestone or other rock containing calcium carbonate (CaCO3). T… See more

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