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marlstone

/mahrl-stohn/US // ˈmɑrlˌstoʊn //

沼泽石,卤石

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an indurated marl.

Examples

  • The marlstone is typically a firm, greyish limestone weathering to a rusty brown colour, and is always more or less argillaceous.

  • I returned to Marlstone, and faced your friend the detective with such nerve as I had left.

  • Dr. Stock, of Marlstone, was at once sent for, and will conduct the post-mortem examination.

  • You will perhaps remember that we met, under unhappy circumstances, in June of last year at Marlstone.

  • This slaty marlstone is richly impregnated with copper pyrites, for which it is extensively worked.