Examples of dolerite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One quarry, an outcrop called Carn Goedog, seems to have supplied most of the bluish-gray, white-speckled dolerite at Stonehenge. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2022 The singular characteristic of these bays was Great Whin Sill, a band of igneous dolerite — a dusky, crystalline rock — that erupted from the sea in stratified cliffs and headlands. — Henry Wismayer, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2021

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