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vein cut cutting quarried marble or stone perpendicular to the natural bedding plane.
veinings colored markings in limestone, marble, alabaster, etc.
veneer stone any stone used as a decorative facing material which is not meant to be load-bearing.
venting creating an outlet in a wall for air and moisture to pass through. (see cavity vent.)
verd (or verde) antique a marble composed chiefly of massive serpentine and capable of being polished. It is commonly crossed by veinlets of other minerals, chiefly carbonates of calcium and magnesium.
vug a cavity in rock, sometimes lined or filled with either amorphous or crystalline material, common in calcereous rocks such as marble or limestone.
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