designslinger - Word of the Week: Athens marble


[Athens marble (ca. 1870) /Image & Artwork: designslinger]

Athens marble [ATH-inz MAHR-buhl] n. often used in the 19th century to describe a  dolomite limestone quarried in the vicinity of Lemont, originally Athens, Illinois; see also: Joliet limestone.
Posted by designslinger at 9/14/2011 3:26 AM
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