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Poros

A soft limestone used in construction.

Description: Technically poros can refer to any bedrock or regolith that has a large number of pores and pore space. When referring to ancient Greek architecture the term poros is used to refer to a soft limestone that has a high porosity, a large percentage of it is pores and pore space.

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