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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The name given to varieties of calcareous spar (calcite), darkly colored by the presence of carbonaceous matter.
Wiktionary
- n. mineralogy A coal-black marble, usually emitting a foetid smell when rubbed.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Min.) A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also
stinkstone andswinestone .
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- See anthracite. (Wiktionary)
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Marbles
From the GNU Webster's 1913:
"n. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white ...marble, marbles, lost my marbles, Elgin Marbles, Yule marble, Verona red marble, Carrara marble, Pentelican marble, Parian marble, bardiglio, lumachelle, fire-marble and 117 more...
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