gesteente

Definitions of gesteente
  1. noun
    material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
    synonyms: natuursteen, steen, steensoort
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    split, steengruis, steenslag
    broken rock used for repairing or making roads
    afzettingsgesteente, sediment, sedimentgesteente
    rock formed from consolidated clay sediments
    graveel, graveelzand, gravel, gries, grind, kiezel, kiezelzand, niergruis, nierzand
    rock fragments and pebbles
    puim, puimsteen, schuursteen, spongiet, sponssteen
    a light glass formed on the surface of some lavas; used as an abrasive
    kleisteen
    fine-grained rock consisting of compacted clay particles
    lava, magma
    molten rock in the earth's crust
    lavasteen, oergesteente, stollingsgesteente
    rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
    kalk, kalksteen
    a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
    marmer
    a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
    grind, kiezel
    coarse beach gravel of small waterworn stones and pebbles (or a stretch of shore covered with such gravel)
    lei, leisteen
    a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers
    gneis, gneiss
    a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite
    kopergroen
    a dark green impure marble
    porfier
    any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals
    schalie, steenklei
    a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay
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    materiaal
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
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