sparry

[ spahr-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

sparry

/ ˈspɑːrɪ /

Origin of sparry¹

First recorded in 1685–95; spar ³ + -y ¹

The compact carbonate of iron has no relation externally with the sparry variety.

Stamped and washed carbonate of iron (sparry iron ore) is now added, in the proportion of about 10 per cent.

Spathic Iron Ore.—Carbonate of iron, when found in a comparatively pure and crystallized state, is known as spathic or sparry.

Cliffs of sparry limestone rise in the rear of the site we had selected, to an elevation of near three hundred feet.

In cooling, one exhibits a sparry, crystalline structure, the other that of clay.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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