yán

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  1. 1. cliff
  2. 2. rock

Words Containing 岩

岩石
yán shí

rock

侵入岩
qīn rù yán

intrusive rock

伟晶岩
wěi jīng yán

pegmatite

含油岩
hán yóu yán

oil bearing rock

吕岩
lǚ yán

Lü Yan (lived c. 874), Tang dynasty poet

喷出岩
pēn chū yán

extrusive rock (geology)

基岩
jī yán

bedrock

大理岩
dà lǐ yán

marble

安山岩
ān shān yán

andesite (geology)

小岩洞
xiǎo yán dòng

grotto

层岩
céng yán

stratified rock

岩仓
yán cāng

Iwakura, Japanese name and place-name

岩仓使节团
yán cāng shǐ jié tuán

the Iwakura mission (Japanese diplomatic and exploratory mission to US and Europe of 1871)

岩土体
yán tǔ tǐ

gneiss

岩壑
yán hè

rocky mountain valley

岩屑
yán xiè

(rock) debris

岩层
yán céng

rock strata

岩径
yán jìng

mountain path

岩手
yán shǒu

Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]

岩手县
yán shǒu xiàn

Iwate prefecture in the north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[běn zhōu]

岩沙海葵毒素
yán shā hǎi kuí dú sù

palytoxin

岩流圈
yán liú quān

asthenosphere (geology)

岩溶
yán róng

(geology) karst

岩浆
yán jiāng

lava

岩浆岩
yán jiāng yán

igneous rock

岩浆流
yán jiāng liú

lava flow

岩滨鹬
yán bīn yù

(bird species of China) rock sandpiper (Calidris ptilocnemis)

岩燕
yán yàn

(bird species of China) Eurasian crag martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)

岩石圈
yán shí quān

lithosphere (in geology, the rigid crust of the earth)

岩石学
yán shí xué

petrology

岩石层
yán shí céng

rock stratum

岩穴
yán xué

grotto

岩羊
yán yáng

bharal

岩雷鸟
yán léi niǎo

(bird species of China) rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta)

岩鸽
yán gē

(bird species of China) hill pigeon (Columba rupestris)

岩鹭
yán lù

(bird species of China) Pacific reef heron (Egretta sacra)

岩盐
yán yán

rock salt

岫岩满族自治县
xiù yán mǎn zú zì zhì xiàn

Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[ān shān], Liaoning

岫岩县
xiù yán xiàn

Xiuyan Manzu autonomous county in Anshan 鞍山[ān shān], Liaoning

岩床
yán chuáng

bedrock

岩画
yán huà

rock painting

悬岩
xuán yán

cliff

戈氏岩鹀
gē shì yán wú

(bird species of China) Godlewski's bunting (Emberiza godlewskii)

捕虏岩
bǔ lǔ yán

xenolith (geology)

攀岩
pān yán

rock climbing

斑岩
bān yán

porphyry (geology)

月岩
yuè yán

moon rock

板岩
bǎn yán

slate

枕岩漱流
zhěn yán shù liú

see 枕石漱流[zhěn shí shù liú]

枕状玄武岩
zhěn zhuàng xuán wǔ yán

pillow lava (geology)

栗背岩鹨
lì bèi yán liù

(bird species of China) maroon-backed accentor (Prunella immaculata)

棕眉山岩鹨
zōng méi shān yán liù

(bird species of China) Siberian accentor (Prunella montanella)

棕胸岩鹨
zōng xiōng yán liù

(bird species of China) rufous-breasted accentor (Prunella strophiata)

橄榄岩
gǎn lǎn yán

peridotite (geology)

沉积岩
chén jī yán

sedimentary rock (geology)

沙岩
shā yán

sandstone

油页岩
yóu yè yán

oil shale

泥岩
ní yán

mudstone

泥质岩
ní zhì yán

mudstone (geology)

泥质页岩
ní zhì yè yán

mudstone

流纹岩
liú wén yán

rhyolite (extrusive igneous rock, chemically equivalent to granite)

浮岩
fú yán

pumice

淡灰眉岩鹀
dàn huī méi yán wú

(bird species of China) rock bunting (Emberiza cia)

深成岩
shēn chéng yán

plutonic rock

溶岩流
róng yán liú

lava flow

浊积岩
zhuó jī yán

turbidite (geology)

火山岩
huǒ shān yán

volcanic rock

火成岩
huǒ chéng yán

igneous rock (geology)

灰岩柳莺
huī yán liǔ yīng

(bird species of China) limestone leaf warbler (Phylloscopus calciatilis)

灰岩鹪鹛
huī yán jiāo méi

(bird species of China) limestone wren-babbler (Napothera crispifrons)

灰岩残丘
huī yán cán qiū

mogote (steep-sided pointed hill in karst landform)

熔岩
róng yán

lava

熔岩流
róng yán liú

lava flow

熔岩湖
róng yán hú

lava lake

熔岩穹丘
róng yán qióng qiū

magma dome

熔融岩浆
róng róng yán jiāng

magma

片岩
piàn yán

schist

片麻岩
piàn má yán

gneiss

玄武岩
xuán wǔ yán

basalt (geology)

玄武质熔岩
xuán wǔ zhì róng yán

basalt

珍珠岩
zhēn zhū yán

perlite

叠层岩
dié céng yán

stromatolite

白云岩
bái yún yán

dolomite (geology)

石灰岩
shí huī yán

limestone

砂岩
shā yán

sandstone

硅质岩
guī zhì yán

siliceous rock (mostly composed of silica)

碎屑岩
suì xiè yán

clastic rock (geology)

碳酸岩
tàn suān yán

carbonate rock (geology)

磨石粗砂岩
mó shí cū shā yán

millstone grit

磷酸盐岩
lín suān yán yán

phosphorite

砾岩
lì yán

conglomerate (geology)

粉砂岩
fěn shā yán

siltstone

纯色岩燕
chún sè yán yàn

(bird species of China) dusky crag martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)

花岗岩
huā gāng yán

granite

蛇纹岩
shé wén yán

serpentine (geology)

蛇绿岩
shé lǜ yán

ophiolite (geology)

蛇绿混杂岩
shé lǜ hùn zá yán

ophiolite (geology)

蛇绿混杂岩带
shé lǜ hùn zá yán dài

ophiolite belt (geology)

裸岩
luǒ yán

bare rock

褐岩鹨
hè yán liù

(bird species of China) brown accentor (Prunella fulvescens)

变质岩
biàn zhì yán

metamorphic rock (geology)

贺兰山岩鹨
hè lán shān yán liù

(bird species of China) Mongolian accentor (Prunella koslowi)

超基性岩
chāo jī xìng yán

ultrabasic rock (geology, rock containing less than 45 percent silicates)

辉绿岩
huī lǜ yán

diabase (geology)

造岩矿物
zào yán kuàng wù

rock-forming mineral

金伯利岩
jīn bó lì yán

Kimberlite (geology)

凿岩
záo yán

(rock) drilling

凿岩机
záo yán jī

rock drill

云岩
yún yán

Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

云岩区
yún yán qū

Yunyan District of Guiyang City 貴陽市|贵阳市[guì yáng shì], Guizhou

非层岩
fēi céng yán

unstratified rock

页岩
yè yán

shale

页岩气
yè yán qì

shale gas

领岩鹨
lǐng yán liù

(bird species of China) alpine accentor (Prunella collaris)

高原岩鹨
gāo yuán yán liù

(bird species of China) Altai accentor (Prunella himalayana)

鸲岩鹨
qú yán liù

(bird species of China) robin accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)

黄岩
huáng yán

Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市[tāi zhōu shì], Zhejiang

黄岩区
huáng yán qū

Huangyan district of Taizhou city 台州市[tāi zhōu shì], Zhejiang

黄岩岛
huáng yán dǎo

Huangyan Island (in the South China Sea)

黑喉岩鹨
hēi hóu yán liù

(bird species of China) black-throated accentor (Prunella atrogularis)

黑曜岩
hēi yào yán

obsidian (mining)

龙岩
lóng yán

Longyan prefecture-level city in Fujian

龙岩地区
lóng yán dì qū

since 1983, Longyan, county-level city, Fujian

龙岩市
lóng yán shì

Longyan prefecture-level city in Fujian