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Letter:  V


  • vein cut

    cutting quarried marble or stone perpendicular to the natural bedding plane.
  • veinings

    colored markings in limestone, marble, alabaster, etc.
  • veneer stone

    any stone used as a decorative facing material which is not meant to be load-bearing.
  • venting

    creating an outlet in a wall for air and moisture to pass through. (see cavity vent.)
  • verd (or verde) antique

    a marble composed chiefly of massive serpentine and capable of being polished. It is commonly crossed by veinlets of other minerals, chiefly carbonates of calcium and magnesium.
  • vug

    a cavity in rock, sometimes lined or filled with either amorphous or crystalline material, common in calcereous rocks such as marble or limestone.

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