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conchal

conchal

9.9
Made of shell pieces, often in rock
  • adjective
  • /ˈkɒŋkəl/
  • Specialized
: conchal
  • The conchal sediments were rich in marine fossils.

Examples

  • Builders used conchal limestone blocks to construct the old coastal wall.

  • A layer of conchal debris covered the beach after the storm.

  • The geologist examined the conchal sandstone for evidence of ancient marine life.

  • Many conchal rocks are found along the coast.

  • The geologist examined the conchal sandstone for evidence of ancient marine life.

  • Builders used conchal limestone blocks to construct the old coastal wall.

  • A layer of conchal debris covered the beach after the storm.

Surface Forms

conchal positive

Morphology

conchal = conch (semi-transparent) = conch + al

The word is transparently built from 'conch' + '-al', but the geological sense is somewhat specialized and not a fully everyday adjective.

Etymology

Conchal comes from the Latin concha, which means 'shell' and is the same root as the English word conch. So conchal describes rocks or sediments made of shell pieces, a useful image when you think of a beach layer full of shells.