solid rock
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"You may have layers of solid rock, or you may have sand or clay," she says.
From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026
To get it out, he’ll need to extract the gold from veins hidden within solid rock.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
Volcanic eruptions occur when magma, which is lighter than the solid rock around it, rises to the earth's surface from deep below it.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023
There have been several supercontinental eras in the past; each were forged when tectonic plates—giant slabs of solid rock floating atop Earth’s mantle—thrust landmasses together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
From Scientific American • Oct. 17, 2023
I had built my house on solid rock, all right.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
