Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. inorganic material
7. rock (inorganic material)
8. metamorphic rock
9. marble (rock)
10. [marble by form or function]
11. breccia marble

Anotations

Scope note:

A breccia marble that consists of large pebbles of black, green, pink, red, gray, purple and bronze; it is noted for its strongly pronounced colors. It is from the Greek island of Chios and so has nothing to do with Africa; its name is due to its dusky coloration.