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Travertine Rock
Travertine rock is a chemical
sedimentary rock.
It is a terrestrial counterpart of tufa.
It forms when calcium carbonate precipitates from hot springs and ground and surface water solutions.
It has a concentric or fibrous habit.
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It is naturally white, but often strained brownish, reddish or yellow by impurities such as iron oxides and others.
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Its main minerals are calcite and aragonite.
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Small organisms such as cyanobacteria, algae and others often live on its surface, which causes the porosity.
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Like tufa, it also has a siliceous version called siliceous slinter.
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It has been widely used as building material, both in buildings and facades, and inside the buildings such as in tiles and floor installations.
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Some famous buildings built from this rock are Sacre Coeur in Paris and Colosseum in Rome.
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