fine-grained
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Fine-grained red, green and white clays spilled out from opened cores on a nearby display table.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2020
Fine-grained rocks include mudstone, shale, siltstone, and claystone.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Fine-grained cultural trends and well-meaning cultural initiatives often seem insignificant compared with the mysterious forces that can stealthily double or halve the violent-crime rate in the course of a decade or two.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 2, 2015
Fine-grained and dry, it is a color not as dark as dirt and not as light as sand.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2010
Fine-grained granite, composed of yellowish feldspar, white quartz, and black mica.
From Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, and the Great Loo-Choo Island by Hall, Basil
Vocabulary lists containing fine-grained
Earth Science - Middle School
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Rocks and Minerals - Introductory
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Earth Science - High School
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