亚洲网紅露点

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greywacke

/ 藞伞谤别瑟藢飞忙办蓹 /

noun

  1. any dark sandstone or grit having a matrix of clay minerals
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of greywacke1

C19: partial translation of German Grauwacke; see wacke
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Further research revealed that Mr. Greer had worked as a laborer at the fort, and that the slab on his grave was made from greywacke, the same material used in its construction.

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Show me an unusual piece of greywacke or a handsome chunk of gabbro and I will regard it with respect and listen politely to what you have to say, but it won鈥檛 actually mean anything to me.

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In Marlborough too, wineries such as Greywacke, Te Whare Ra, Dog Point and Fromm have chipped away at the mold, producing dramatically distinct Sauvignon Blancs that hint at the regional style before departing from it 鈥 even Cloudy Bay makes a rich, oak-inflected Sauvignon called Te Koko that bears little resemblance to the wine that launched the region onto the international stage.

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Winemaker Kevin Judd, formerly of Cloudy Bay winery, now makes Sauvignon Blanc under his own Greywacke label.

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It was re-erected on Greywacke Knoll in Central Park in 1881.

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