Any of various kinds of stone of a dun or dull brown colour, esp. magnesian limestone or (occasionally) dolerite.
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释义 | the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > sedimentary rock > [noun] > other sedimentaries (7) dunstonea1613 Any of various kinds of stone of a dun or dull brown colour, esp. magnesian limestone or (occasionally) dolerite. rock phosphate1852 any sedimentary rock containing a high proportion of phosphates, often used as a fertilizer; phosphorite. psammite1882 Originally: †a fine or smooth-grained sandstone (obsolete). In later use: a sedimentary rock composed of medium-sized particles (commonly defined as… tillite1907 A sedimentary rock composed of glacial till compacted into hard rock. flowstone1925 Rock, or a rock formation, deposited by water flowing in a thin sheet. tilloid1931 A sedimentary rock which is similar in appearance to a tillite but is not known to be of glacial origin; a sedimentary rock composed of… turbidite1957 A sediment or rock deposited, or presumed to have been deposited, by a turbidity current. |
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