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stinkstone

/ ˈstɪŋkˌstəʊn /

noun

  1. any of various rocks producing a fetid odour when struck, esp certain limestones


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Example Sentences

The black marbles are coloured by charcoal, mixed occasionally with sulphur and bitumen; when they constitute stinkstone.

Extensive beds of stinkstone also occur, and many beds of limestone containing fluid bitumen in cavities.

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