scaglian.
/ˈskɑːljə/ Geology.
A local name in the Italian Alps for limestone of various colours.
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1774 Strange in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) (1775) 65 34 This they call Scaglia, or Scagliola, from its being composed of thin slaty strata, which are of a yellowish colour.
1774 Strange in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) (1775) 65 35 Sometimes an irregular mass of marble is found among the Scaglia.
1829 Murchison in Philos. Mag. 2nd Ser. June 406 The upper beds of the scaglia are red and fissile.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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