talcose
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of talcose
Example Sentences
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I noticed also some contorted, highly inclined talcose schists, full of small quartz veins, generally running between the laminae of the schists.
From The Naturalist in Nicaragua by Belt, Thomas
The river could still be followed a short distance further upwards; and in its bed there were disjointed fragments of talcose and chloritic rocks.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin
The numerous travellers in this country, have all been greatly surprised at the depth to which the gneiss and other granitic rocks, as well as the talcose slates of the interior, have been decomposed.
From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles
In all the rocks are talcose and show a sort of conglomerate of quartz pebbles, in some cases water-worn and in others angular, bedded in a mixture of quartz and granite detritus.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
The few specimens we obtained of its rocks consisted of the different varieties of talcose formation, with quartz and jasper.
From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin
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