satin spar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of satin spar
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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From here, for a long distance, the road was a hard, steep climb, over limestone in great variety—solid limestone, tufaceous stuff, concretionary coatings, satin spar, and calcite crystals.
From In Indian Mexico (1908) by Starr, Frederick
It is an immense great fallen rock on whose dark surface are scattered transparent flake-like crystals of satin spar, resembling the congealed drops of a summer shower.
From Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Owen, Luella Agnes
The stalactites here are very beautiful, assuming the structure of satin spar.
From Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Owen, Luella Agnes
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