cipolin
nounEtymology From Italian cipollino (“a little onion”), from cipolla (“onion”) (compare English cibol). So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another.
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Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Natural sciences, Physical sciences A white-green wavy-banded form of marble, used in buildings in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. It consists of coloured veins of epidote and chlorite.
- Synonyms
- chipolin, cipollino