In some places, however, quartz reefs, payably auriferous while in Silurian rock, have been followed down to subjacent granite, and have there been found to thin out and become unprofitable […]
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Silurian
/sɪˈlʊɚ.i.ən/
Synonyms for "silurian" (12 found)
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Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (6)
Noun(5 words)
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5 entriesgeologic formationgeologic time periodgeologic time scalegeological periodstratigraphic unit
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11 entriesLlandoveryLudlowPridoliSilurian dolostoneSilurian faunaSilurian floraSilurian limestoneSilurian reefSilurian sandstoneSilurian shaleWenlock
Collocations
8 entriesSilurian faunaSilurian fossilsSilurian periodSilurian rocksSilurian strataearly Silurianlate Silurianmid Silurian
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesthe Silurian
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