whinstone

• Substantiv, das verschiedene harte, meist dunkle Gesteinsarten bezeichnet, insbesondere Feuerstein oder Basalt.

A noun referring to any of various hard colored rocks, especially those consisting of chert or basalt.

1. Hard dark rockC2formalbritish

   Any of various hard, dark-colored rocks, such as basalt or chert, often used in construction or as a building material.

   Harter dunkler Stein

   • The old cottage was built from local whinstone.
   • Whinstone is commonly used for road surfacing in some regions.
   • Geologists identified the sample as a type of whinstone.

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