Sentence example with the word 'gneiss'

gneiss

aa, block lava, crag, igneous rock, magma, pahoehoe, regolith, rubblestone, scoria, stone

Definition n. a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite

Last update: September 17, 2015


0

The Cordillera, which bounds them on the west, is formed of folded beds, while the Sierras which rise in their midst, consist mainly of gneiss, granite and schist.   [Please select]

0

"A splendid specimen of gneiss," explained the professor triumphantly, "and now, Mr."   [Please select]

0

Beyond these rocks lay Maitre Ile, all gneiss and shingle, a desert in the sea.   [Please select]

0

Everywhere granite, gneiss, or other primitive rocks, show themselves.   [Please select]

0

The rocks consist of granite, sienite, gneiss, etcetera; and, as is always the case where such rocks are found, the country is hilly and rugged.   [Please select]

0

The great central masses, however, consist generally of crystalline granite, gneiss, and quartz rock, protruding from the bowels of the earth and shoving up the stratified envelope of rocks nearly 6 miles above sea-level.   [Please select]

Do you have a better example in your mind? Please submit your sentence!

Submit
gnaws - gneiss - gneisses