Ruin marble is a kind of limestone or marble that contains light and dark patterns, giving the impression of a ruined cityscape. The patterns (similar to Liesegang rings) develop during diagenesis due to periodic rhythmic precipitation of iron hydroxides from oxidizing aqueous fluids restricted laterally by calcite filled joints.
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