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Farewell Rock

Farewell Rock proper noun: a series of sandstones which lie at the boundary of the Coal Measures with the underlying Marros Group in South Wales.

Proper noun

Farewell Rock

  1. A series of sandstones which lie at the boundary of the Coal Measures with the underlying Marros Group in South Wales.

Origin of Farewell Rock

Said to have been coined by ironstone miners who once worked the siderite deposits which stratigraphically overlie this rock unit. Digging beyond this bed would yield no further iron ore and so, on reaching it, they could bid a farewell to further riches.

Questions about Farewell Rock

What does Farewell Rock mean?
Farewell Rock means a series of sandstones which lie at the boundary of the Coal Measures with the underlying Marros Group in South Wales.
What part of speech is Farewell Rock?
Farewell Rock is a proper noun.

Words near Farewell Rock in the dictionary

  1. fareways
  2. farewell
  3. Farewell and Chorley
  4. farewell parties
  5. farewell party
  6. Farewell Rock
  7. Farewell Sermon
  8. farewell-summer
  9. farewell-to-spring
  10. farewell-to-springs
  11. farewelled

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