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lumachella Min.|l(j)uːməˈkɛlə|
Also 8 lumachelli, 9 lumachel, lumachelle, lumachello.
[a. It. lumachella little snail, f. lumaca snail. Cf. F. lumachelle.]
A dark-coloured compact limestone containing shells which frequently emit fire-like reflections; fire-marble.
1784Kirwan Min. 30 Marbles..which abound in petrifactions are called lumachellis. 1791Ibid. (ed. 2) I. 116 The marble called Lumachelli, found at Bleyberg in Carinthia. 1804Phil. Trans. XCIV. 386 The shells forming the lumachella of Bleyberg, which still possess the lustre and iridescence of their original nacre. 1850Dana Min. 208 Fire marble or lumachelle is a dark brown shell marble. 1869tr. Hugo's By King's Command I. 12 The brown corridor in Astracan lumachel. 1894Geol. Mag. Oct. 463 The shelly limestone below the clay is in part an Oyster lumachelle. |