solid rock
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Experts estimate that the subterranean complex reaches 300 to 450 feet deep beneath solid rock, with enough room to accommodate several nuclear-related facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Whether the incoming object was a solid rock like the marble or a looser clump of dust, the boulders on the asteroid's surface shaped the incoming material into the distinctive fan patterns.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
As the tunnel passes beneath San Jacinto’s flank, as much as 2,500 feet of solid rock lies overhead, pierced only by two vertical ventilation shafts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2025
Extraction in Australia requires additional energy because the lithium ore, also known as spodumene, has to be mined and removed from solid rock.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
This wasn’t hard rock against hard rock; harmonic tremors were earthquakes of solid rock against magma, “like squishy rock sliding on solid rock,” explained Malone.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
