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PURBECK MARBLE

\pˈɜːbɛk mˈɑːbə͡l], \pˈɜːbɛk mˈɑːbə‍l], \p_ˈɜː_b_ɛ_k m_ˈɑː_b_əl]\

Definitions of PURBECK MARBLE

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(Geol.) A beautiful building-stone formed of Paludinae, from the P. beds, i.e. well developed in the Isle of P.; a group of freshwater strata, usually referred to the Upper Oolite, but by some to the Neocomian rocks (q.v.).

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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