cipolin

Etymology
From, from (compare 🇨🇬). So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another.

Noun

 * 1)  A whitish marble from Rome, containing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc.

Translations

 * French:
 * Italian: cipollino

Etymology
, from. (compare 🇨🇬) So called because its veins consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon another.

Etymology
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