Definition
海泡石 is a rare mineral name — sepiolite or meerschaum — a soft white clay used historically for carving pipes and ornaments. It's a technical term you'd encounter in geology, mineralogy, or antique-collecting contexts, not in everyday conversation.
n
sepiolitemeerschaum (a soft white clay mineral)
Examples
- 海泡石。Zhè zhǒng hǎi pāo kěyǐ yòng lái zhìzuò yāndǒu.This kind of meerschaum can be used to make pipes.
- 海泡石。Dìzhìxuéjiā zài shān shàng fāxiàn le hǎi pāo kuàng.Geologists discovered a sepiolite deposit on the mountain.
- 海泡石。hǎi pāo shì yì zhǒng hěn qīng de kuàngwù.Meerschaum is a very light mineral.
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