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Webster 1913 Edition
Lumachella
{
Lu′ma-chel
, ‖Luˊma-chel′la
, }Noun.
[F.
lumachelle
, It. lumachella
, fr. lamachella
a little snail, dim. of lumaca
a snail, fr. L. limax
, -acis
.] (Min.)
A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called
fire marble
, from its fiery reflections.