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vitreous paste: vitreous paste is a special transparent resin which has properties similar to glass (transparency, surface) and is used in covering tiles for floors and finishes.
vitrified: transformed into glass, made similar to glass.
white Carrara granite: Carrara is the most important industrial centre for marble and granite of Carrara, with the famous white marble extracted from the nearby Apuan Alps. The white granite of Carrara is a prized granite and comes from the most important centre of extraction and processing of rocks like white marble and white granite is the synonym of quality and value.
white stone: white stone is a natural stone extracted in caves. An example of white stone is the soft stone of the Berici hills used by architect Andrea Palladio in constructing the numerous Venetian Villas he designed.
