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'''Pavonazzo marble''' is a white marble from [[Italy]]. 

The name derives from the Italian word for [[peacock]] (pavone). "In natural stone trade, Pavonazzo is often simply called a Marble."<ref>[http://www.graniteland.com/stone/pavonazzo]</ref> It is one of the many varieties of [[Carrara marble]], distinguished by black/gray-veined white marble.<ref>http://www.es.pavonazzo.italy.marble.stoneinfo.us/</ref> Also referred to as "pavonazzetto", and distinguished as "(1.) Various red and purplish marbles and [[brescias]]. (2.) A marble, used by the ancient Romans, characterized by very irregular veins of dark red with bluish and yellowish tints."<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/pavonazzo-pavonazzeto-1]</ref> 

Example of use of this material included [[Pompeii]] and the [[Trajan's Markets]].

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