cipolin
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cipolin /ˈsɪpəlɪn/
▶noun an Italian marble with veins of talc, mica, or quartz, showing white and green streaks.
– origin C18: from Fr., from Ital. cipollino, from cipolla ‘onion’ (because the veins of other minerals resemble those of onion skin).
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