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vɜrdverd an·tique

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  1. verd antique, verde antiquenoun

    a dark green impure marble

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  1. Verd antique

    Verd antique (obsolete French, from Italian, verde antico, "ancient green"), also called verde antique, marmor thessalicum, or Ophite, is a serpentinite breccia popular since ancient times as a decorative facing stone. It is a dark, dull green, white-mottled (or white-veined) serpentine, mixed with calcite, dolomite, or magnesite, which takes a high polish. The term verd antique has been documented in English texts as early as 1745.It is sometimes classed, erroneously, as a variety of marble ("Thessalian marble", "serpentine marble", "Moriah stone", etc.). It has also been called and marketed as "ophicalcite" or "ophite".Non-brecciated varieties of a very similar serpentinite, sometimes also called "verd antique", have been quarried at Victorville, California; Cardiff, Maryland; Holly Springs, Georgia; and Rochester in Addison County, Vermont.

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  1. verd antique

    Verd antique, also known as serpentine marble or ophite, is a greenish metamorphic rock primarily composed of serpentine minerals, often used for decorative and architectural purposes. It resembles marble and features a color ranging from dark green to black with white streaks or spots. The term "verd antique" comes from French, translating to "antique green".

Webster Dictionary

  1. Verd antique

    a mottled-green serpentine marble

  2. Verd antique

    a green porphyry called oriental verd antique

  3. Etymology: [F. vert antique a kind of marble; verd, vert, green + antique ancient: cf. It. verde antico.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of verd antique in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of verd antique in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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