- Purbeck marble
- ['pə:bɛk](also Purbeck stone)noun a hard limestone from Purbeck in Dorset, which is polished and used for decorative architectural features.
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Purbeck Marble — is a fossiliferous limestone quarried in the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula in south east Dorset, England.It is one of many kinds of Purbeck Limestone, deposited in the late Jurassic or early Cretaceous periods.Purbeck Marble is not a metamorphic… … Wikipedia
Purbeck marble — n. (also Purbeck stone) Archit. a hard usu. polished limestone from Purbeck in Dorset, used in pillars, effigies, etc. * * * Purbeck marble or Purbeck stone noun A freshwater shelly limestone quarried in the Isle of Purbeck • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
Purbeck marble — /pɜbɛk ˈmabəl/ (say perbek mahbuhl) noun a dark limestone capable of receiving a high polish. {named after Purbeck Hills, England, where quarried} …
Purbeck Stone — and Corfe Castle Village Centre Purbeck Stone (deutsch Purbeck Stein) ist ein Sedimentgestein. Gewonnen wird es wie auch der Purbeck Marble hauptsächlich auf der Halbinsel Isle of Purbeck in der Grafschaft Dorset an der Südküste von England … Deutsch Wikipedia
Purbeck — may refer to:* Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula in the English county of Dorset * Purbeck (district), a local government district in the English county of Dorset * Purbeck Hills, a range of hills in the English county of Dorset * Purbeck Marble, a… … Wikipedia
Purbeck (district) — Purbeck is a local government district in Dorset, England. The district is named after the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula that forms a large proportion of the district s area. However the district extends significantly further north and west than… … Wikipedia
Purbeck — /pûrˈbek/ adjective Of the Isle (really a peninsula) of Purbeck, in Dorset Purbeckˈian adjective (geology) Upper Jurassic (also noun) Purbeck marble or Purbeck stone noun A freshwater shelly limestone quarried in the Isle of Purbeck … Useful english dictionary
Purbeck stone — Purbeck marble or Purbeck stone noun A freshwater shelly limestone quarried in the Isle of Purbeck • • • Main Entry: ↑Purbeck … Useful english dictionary
Purbeck-Marmor — Netzgewölbe aus Purbeck Marmor in der Kathedrale von Exeter … Deutsch Wikipedia
Marble — For other uses, see Marble (disambiguation). Marble … Wikipedia
