Definition of skarn in English:

skarn

noun skɑːnskärn

mass nounGeology

Lime-bearing siliceous rock produced by the metamorphic alteration of limestone or dolomite.
〔地质〕夕卡岩
Example sentencesExamples
- No skarn or tactite ores have been reported from the district.
- The skarn is exposed along a steep mountainside that is gullied along its base by several small, intermittent streams that flow into a beautiful, boulder-filled river.
- I discovered light-colored skarn mineralogy when I climbed the hill looking for prospect pits.
- It would seem that these extremely rare specimens were created when gold mineralization was overprinted with later skarn mineralization.
- In this issue I look at skarn, a metamorphic rock type.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Swedish, literally 'dung, filth'.

Rhymes

Abadan, Abidjan, adhan, Amman, Antoine, Arne, Aswan, Avon, Azerbaijan, Baltistan, Baluchistan, Bantustan, barn, Bhutan, Dagestan, darn, dewan, Farne, guan, Hahn, Hanuman, Hindustan, Huascarán, Iban, Iran, Isfahan, Juan, Kazakhstan, khan, Koran, Kurdistan, Kurgan, Kyrgyzstan, macédoine, Mahon, maidan, Marne, Michoacán, Oman, Pakistan, pan, Pathan, Qumran, Rajasthan, Shan, Siân, Sichuan, soutane, Sudan, Tai'an, t'ai chi ch'uan, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Taklimakan, tarn, Tatarstan, Tehran, Tenochtitlán, Turkestan, Turkmenistan, tzigane, Uzbekistan, Vientiane, yarn, Yinchuan, yuan, Yucatán

Definition of skarn in US English:

skarn

nounskärn

Geology

Lime-bearing siliceous rock produced by the metamorphic alteration of limestone or dolomite.
〔地质〕夕卡岩
Example sentencesExamples
- No skarn or tactite ores have been reported from the district.
- In this issue I look at skarn, a metamorphic rock type.
- The skarn is exposed along a steep mountainside that is gullied along its base by several small, intermittent streams that flow into a beautiful, boulder-filled river.
- It would seem that these extremely rare specimens were created when gold mineralization was overprinted with later skarn mineralization.
- I discovered light-colored skarn mineralogy when I climbed the hill looking for prospect pits.

Origin

Early 20th century: from Swedish, literally ‘dung, filth’.

单词	skarn
释义	Definition of skarn in English: skarn noun skɑːnskärn mass nounGeology Lime-bearing siliceous rock produced by the metamorphic alteration of limestone or dolomite. 〔地质〕夕卡岩 Example sentencesExamples No skarn or tactite ores have been reported from the district. The skarn is exposed along a steep mountainside that is gullied along its base by several small, intermittent streams that flow into a beautiful, boulder-filled river. I discovered light-colored skarn mineralogy when I climbed the hill looking for prospect pits. It would seem that these extremely rare specimens were created when gold mineralization was overprinted with later skarn mineralization. In this issue I look at skarn, a metamorphic rock type. Origin Early 20th century: from Swedish, literally 'dung, filth'. Rhymes Abadan, Abidjan, adhan, Amman, Antoine, Arne, Aswan, Avon, Azerbaijan, Baltistan, Baluchistan, Bantustan, barn, Bhutan, Dagestan, darn, dewan, Farne, guan, Hahn, Hanuman, Hindustan, Huascarán, Iban, Iran, Isfahan, Juan, Kazakhstan, khan, Koran, Kurdistan, Kurgan, Kyrgyzstan, macédoine, Mahon, maidan, Marne, Michoacán, Oman, Pakistan, pan, Pathan, Qumran, Rajasthan, Shan, Siân, Sichuan, soutane, Sudan, Tai'an, t'ai chi ch'uan, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Taklimakan, tarn, Tatarstan, Tehran, Tenochtitlán, Turkestan, Turkmenistan, tzigane, Uzbekistan, Vientiane, yarn, Yinchuan, yuan, Yucatán Definition of skarn in US English: skarn nounskärn Geology Lime-bearing siliceous rock produced by the metamorphic alteration of limestone or dolomite. 〔地质〕夕卡岩 Example sentencesExamples No skarn or tactite ores have been reported from the district. In this issue I look at skarn, a metamorphic rock type. The skarn is exposed along a steep mountainside that is gullied along its base by several small, intermittent streams that flow into a beautiful, boulder-filled river. It would seem that these extremely rare specimens were created when gold mineralization was overprinted with later skarn mineralization. I discovered light-colored skarn mineralogy when I climbed the hill looking for prospect pits. Origin Early 20th century: from Swedish, literally ‘dung, filth’.
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