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marl·stone

(märl′stōn′)

A rock containing clay materials and calcium and magnesium carbonates, with approximately the same composition as marl.

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marlstone - metamorphic rock with approximately the same composition as marl

marlite

metamorphic rock - rock altered by pressure and heat

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The Verdiana stream flows on a rocky base made up of quartz-feldspar turbiditic sandstone rocks alternating with silt schists related to the Macigno formation, alternating with marlstone which is typical of the central part of its course.