tyndall stone

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A dolomitic limestone quarried in the vicinity of Tyndall, Manitoba, Canada, famous for its pervasive mottling and numerous fossils

More and more my father chooses to decorate the stone surfaces with elaborate cipher, even though Tyndall stone, with its mottled coloring, is thought to be resistant to fine carving.

Расстановка переносов

Tyn·dall stone

Турецкое произношение

tîndıl stōn

Синонимы

tyndall limestone

Произношение

/ˈtəndəl ˈstōn/ /ˈtɪndəl ˈstoʊn/

Этимология

() After the town of Tyndall, Manitoba, where the stone is quarried, in turn named after Irish physicist John Tyndall (1820–93). Tyndall, Tindall (“inhabitant of the Tyne river valley”) Tyne.