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Texas marble (white marble, <marble by color or pattern>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: A coarse-textured white marble that is nearly pure calcium carbonate; it was used to build the first 152 feet of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC. It is quarried in Texas, Maryland, not in the state of Texas.
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| Texas marble (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| marble, Texas (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| Texas marmer (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| mármol de Tejas (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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| mármol de Texas (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by composition> (G) |
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................ inorganic material (G) |
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.................... rock (inorganic material) (G) |
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........................ metamorphic rock (G) |
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............................ marble (rock) (G) |
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................................ <marble by color or pattern> (G) |
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.................................... white marble (G) |
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........................................ Texas marble (G) |
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| Dutch ..... Een wit marmer met een ruwe structuur, dat bijna geheel uit calciumcarbonaat bestaat. Het werd gebruikt om de eerste 46 meter te bouwen van het Washington Monument in Washington D.C. Dit marmer wordt gedolven in Texas, Maryland, niet in de staat Texas. |
| Spanish ..... Mármol blanco de textura gruesa compuesto de carbonato de calcio casi puro. Fue utilizado para construir los primeros 152 pies del Monumento a Washington en Washington, DC. Se extrae de canteras en Texas, Maryland, y no en el estado de Texas.
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