<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">concretionary stone</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31412295</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:50:51</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">concretionary stones</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">stone, concretionary</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Rock characterized by, consisting of, or producing concretions; concretions are hard, compact aggregates of mineral matter, subspherical or irregular in shape, formed by precipitation from water solution around a nucleus, such as a shell or bone, in a sedimentary or pyroclastic rock. Concretions are generally different from the rock in which they occur, and represent a concentration of some minor constituent of that rock. Concretionary stones include flint, chert, and nodules of impure limestone which sometimes occur in clay. ]]></dc:description></metadata>