Travertine
At a glance
- Type
- Rock
- Group
- Sedimentary rock
- Crystal system
- None (a rock)
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Density
- Medium (2.5 to 3.2)
- Occurs in
- Sedimentary rocks
- Foliation
- Bedded (sediment layers)
- Colour
- White, Yellow, Brown
- Lustre
- Dull
- Use
- Building
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- The Colosseum in Rome was built largely from travertine quarried near Tivoli.
- Hot springs such as Pamukkale in Turkey build gleaming white terraces of travertine.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q187156 · All stones · All entries