solid rock
Example Sentences
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To get it out, he’ll need to extract the gold from veins hidden within solid rock.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
In the borderlands of south Lebanon, Hezbollah has spent the last 18 years preparing tunnels and positions in solid rock.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024
Previous permeability studies have been performed only on loose sediments that have been consolidated into solid rock.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2024
There have been several supercontinental eras in the past; each were forged when tectonic plates—giant slabs of solid rock floating atop Earth’s mantle—thrust landmasses together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
From Scientific American • Oct. 17, 2023
Primary waves are the only kind that can travel through both solid rock and molten lava.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
