solid rock

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Whether the incoming object was a solid rock like the marble or a looser clump of dust, the boulders on the asteroid's surface shaped the incoming material into the distinctive fan patterns.

From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026

The earth the dinosaurs once trod is now a massive expanse of solid rock.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 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 saw enormous puma and condor statues carved from solid rock.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis