Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Lumachel

Lumachel , noun

[French lumachelle, Italian lumachella, from lamachella a little snail, dim. of lumaca a snail, from Latin limax, -acis.]

(Mineralogy) A grayish brown limestone, containing fossil shells, which reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called fire marble, from its fiery reflections.

Also: Lumachella