coarse-grained
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Traditionally, lithium is mined from sources such as pegmatites, which are coarse-grained igneous rocks, and volcanic clays.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2026
As much as 100 feet deep and more than a mile wide in places, they are filled with coarse-grained sand, gravel and cobbles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
The Stone of Destiny, described as coarse-grained, pinkish buff sandstone, is seen as a historic symbol of Scotland's monarchy.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2022
A fractal is a particular repeating coarse-grained to fine-grain pattern, such as a tree whose forking patterns repeat in its branches, twigs, and leaf veins.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2021
His assistant "charges" each new hole by filling the bottom with coarse-grained gunpowder.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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Earth Science - Middle School
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