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The typical peperino occurs in the Alban Hills and in Soriano nel Cimino, near Rome, and was used by the ancient Romans under the name of lapis albanus as a building stone and for the basins of fountains. Other tuffs and conglomerates in Auvergne and elsewhere are also called peperino. In English the word has sometimes been written "peperine".
Goldstone Goldstone glass under magnification. Goldstone is a type of glittering glass made in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere.The finished product can take a smooth polish and be carved into beads, figurines, or other artifacts suitable for semiprecious stone, and in fact goldstone is often mistaken for or misrepresented as a natural material.
Peperoncino (Italian: [peperonˈtʃiːno]; pl.: peperoncini) is the generic Italian name for hot chili peppers, specifically some regional cultivars of the species Capsicum annuum and C. frutescens (chili pepper and Tabasco pepper, respectively). [1] The sweet pepper is called peperone (pl.: peperoni) in Italian. [2]
In the United States they may be called "pepperoncini"; [4] they are quite distinct from Italian peperoncini, which are hot Italian chili peppers. Friggitello is mild with a slight heat and a hint of bitterness, and is sometimes pickled and sold in jars. In Italy friggitello is most associated with the region of Tuscany. The Greek variety ...
This is a list of types of sandstone that have been or are used economically as natural stone for building and other commercial or artistic purposes. Trans-regional [ edit ]
Such current may propagate into silica-rich quartzose sand, mixed soil, clay, or other sediments, rapidly vaporizing and melting resistant materials within such a common dissipation regime. [3] This results in the formation of generally hollow and/or vesicular, branching assemblages of glassy tubes, crusts, and clumped masses. [ 4 ]
Framework grains are sand-sized (0.0625-to-2-millimeter (0.00246 to 0.07874 in) diameter) detrital fragments that make up the bulk of a sandstone. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Most framework grains are composed of quartz or feldspar , which are the common minerals most resistant to weathering processes at the Earth's surface, as seen in the Goldich ...
Stone flaming or thermaling is the application of high temperature to the surface of stone to make it look like natural weathering. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The sudden application of a torch to the surface of stone causes the surface layer to expand and flake off, exposing rough stone.