Kifisia Marble - Kifisia Marble

Japanese: キフィシア大理石 - きふぃしあだいりせき
Kifisia Marble - Kifisia Marble

In the narrow sense, it refers to a metamorphic rock (commonly called crystalline limestone in petrology) made of equigranular, well-recrystallized calcite and dolomite. As a name for architectural and decorative stone, it is used in a broader sense, referring to limestone made mainly of calcite, but also to rocks with the same color and pattern, such as limestone containing serpentine. The name comes from the beautiful porphyritic limestone found in Dali Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China, and the English word marble comes from the Greek word marmaron, which means a crystalline stone that sparkles in the light.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kifisia Marble" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…狭義には等粒状のよく再結晶した方解石やドロマイトからなる変成岩(岩石学では一般に結晶質石灰岩という)をさす。建築装飾用石材名としてはより広義に使われており,主として方解石からなる石灰岩をさすが,同種の色彩や模様をもつ岩石,たとえば蛇紋岩を含む石灰岩などをも含めていう。名称は中国雲南省大理府に産する美しい斑状の石灰岩に由来し,英語のマーブルは光のなかできらめく結晶石を意味するギリシア語marmaronに由来する。…

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