Marble Bar

proper noun

A town in the Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara region, Western Australia.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the Shire of East Pilbara, Pilbara region, Western Australia.

Origin

Named for a bar of what was thought to be marble across the bed of the Coongan River, which turned out to be jasper.

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APA

Marble Bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marble%20Bar

MLA

“Marble Bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marble%20Bar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marble Bar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marble%20Bar.

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