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Carrara marble
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thumb|Carrara marble being harvested from the quarry at Carrara
thumb|These craftsmen are making a fine object from Carrara marble: it may be a table, a kitchen counter, a desk, or an altar for a church.
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en Q40088 A kind of white or blue-grey marble popular for use in sculpture and building decor, quarried since ancient Roman times in the mountains just outside the city of Carrara in Italy.
en Luna marble
en marble<id:Q40861> < metamorphic rock<id:Q47069> < rock<id:Q8063> stone<id:Q22731> < material#Noun
en terms derived from toponyms