| 单词 | thunder egg |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthunder egg thunder egg n. North American and Australian a geode, esp. of chalcedony. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > stone > a stone > [noun] > concretionary or nodular > geode geode1623 geodite1802 potato stone1824 thunder egg1951 1951 W. F. Heald Scenic Guide Oregon 25 Agate- and opal-filled nodules called ‘Thunder Eggs’ can be found near Madras. 1962 E. Lucia Klondike Kate ix. 187 She never returned empty-handed, hauling back..petrified woods, agates..thundereggs, [etc.]. 1973 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 25 Feb. 14/5 The individual bays of the caravan park are marked off by ‘thunder eggs’ (round stones a foot and more in diameter, many of which contain fossilised fish). 1977 Trailer Life July 16/3 ‘Thunder eggs’, the agate-colored nodules familiar to many rockhounds, are a variety of spherulite. < as lemmas |
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