rock crystal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rock crystal
First recorded in 1660–70
Example Sentences
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The movement of thinner magma is also more difficult for seismometers to detect, which makes it harder for scientists to map the system of magma melts, rock, crystal and gas that feed eruptions.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2022
The rock crystal panels are engraved with land and seascapes, and surrounded by floral-painted enamel.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2020
SUN All-ages presentation with rock, crystal and fossil hunter John Cornish, 1 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 2, 2017
A luminous chunk of rock crystal sits atop a small plywood box, as if a crystal radio to Frida Kahlo's spirit world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2015
I hadn't had a freshwater bath in three weeks and was glistening with caked salt like a stick of rock crystal candy.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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