<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Parian marble</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>white marble</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>marmor Parium</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pario</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>greco duro</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>lychnites marble</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>marble, Parian</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>marble, lychnites</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ A pure white marble with transparent and flaky crystals; quarried on the island of Paros in the Cyclades, it was used by the ancient Greeks for sculpture as well as architecture. ]]></note></mads>