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greensand

/green-sand/US // ˈgrinˌsænd //UK // (ˈɡriːnˌsænd) //

绿地,绿沙,绿化带,绿豆沙

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a sandstone containing much glauconite, which gives it a greenish hue.

Examples

  • In 1848 he advocated the use of phosphate nodules in the "Greensand" beds of Cambridgeshire.

  • The tail vertebræ from the Cambridge Greensand are mostly found isolated or with not more than four joints in association.

  • Its most remarkable features are shown in the large, well-preserved specimens from the Cambridge Greensand.

  • Within my own memory Pterodactyle remains were equally rare from the Cambridge Greensand.

  • You probably wonder why these red cliffs are called Greensand.