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Klerksdorp sphere

Klerksdorp sphere noun: a small object, often spherical to disc-shaped, found in three-billion-year-old pyrophyllite deposits mined near Ottosdal in South Africa, and thought to have originated as concretions in ancient accumulated volcanic sediments or ash.

klerksdorp sphere: a small object, often spherical to disc-shaped, found in three-billion-year-old pyrophyllite...
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Noun

Klerksdorp sphere (plural Klerksdorp spheres)

  1. A small object, often spherical to disc-shaped, found in three-billion-year-old pyrophyllite deposits mined near Ottosdal in South Africa, and thought to have originated as concretions in ancient accumulated volcanic sediments or ash.

Forms of Klerksdorp sphere

pluralKlerksdorp spheres

Words that rhyme with Klerksdorp sphere

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Questions about Klerksdorp sphere

What does Klerksdorp sphere mean?
Klerksdorp sphere means a small object, often spherical to disc-shaped, found in three-billion-year-old pyrophyllite deposits mined near Ottosdal in South Africa, and thought to have originated as concretions in ancient accumulated volcanic sediments or ash.
What part of speech is Klerksdorp sphere?
Klerksdorp sphere is a noun.
What is the plural of Klerksdorp sphere?
The plural of Klerksdorp sphere is Klerksdorp spheres.

Words near Klerksdorp sphere in the dictionary

  1. kleptotrichy
  2. kleren
  3. klerin
  4. Klerk
  5. Klerksdorp
  6. Klerksdorp sphere
  7. Klerksdorp spheres
  8. kleroi
  9. kleros
  10. kleroteria
  11. kleroterion

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