(n.) A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the walls of tin and copper lodes.
Example Sentences:
(1) It's all down to the owner, Gillian Capel, who bought the shop with her husband, Arthur, 21 years ago and, after his death, continues to run it with the help of Andrew and Helen.
(2) In north Wales, a 94mph gust hit Capel Curig, although later wind speeds of 80mph were recorded, suggesting the storm had passed its peak.
(3) Capel explains: “It was the unavailability of products at a customer level that motivated me to set up the C2C Marketplace.
(4) Not far away at Capel Curig in Snowdonia 50mm of rain fell in 24 hours.
(5) With his tribal entourage of family and animals, apprentices, dependents, who included the painter David Jones, he settled in the ruined Benedictine monastery at Capel-y-ffin in the Black Mountains of Wales.
(6) The highest wind speed recorded by the Met Office was 96mph in Capel Curig, in Gwynedd, north Wales.
(7) That’s why it is so important.” Capel agrees: “With C2C certification there is a guarantee that this stuff has actually been tested.
(8) The wettest location was Capel Curig, Caernarfon, where 325mm fell.
(9) Inspired by cradle to cradle pioneers Michael Braungart and William McDonough, and by the work of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation on the circular economy, Capel was looking for goods that would be good for both people and the planet.
(10) High Bradfield, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, had a gust of 93mph, with 87mph recorded in Capel Curig in Conwy, north Wales.
(11) STAY in Old Post Office Cottage or Ivy Cottage (£180 for two) in the grounds, or at the restaurant's own Angel Hotel, (01873 857121, angelabergavenny.com , doubles from £101) Y Polyn, Capel Dewi, Carmarthernshire Photograph: Alamy From the statement on their website – "Fat equals flavour.
(12) When Paul Capel wanted to buy some new towels for his home he couldn’t find any products that met his high environmental and ethical standards.
Hornblende
Definition:
(n.) The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of amphibole. (See Amphibole.) It belongs to the aluminous division of the species, and is also characterized by its containing considerable iron. Also used as a general term to include the whole species.
Example Sentences:
(1) There's limestone and sandstone to the north, but Aswan's bedrock is hornblende granite.
(2) Xanthine oxidase was immobilized on cellulose, Sepharose, hornblende, Enzacryl-TIO, and porous glass.
(3) These fungi were incubated with the following iron-containing minerals: augite, hornblende, biotite, magnetite, hematite, and the igneous rock granodiorite.