zebra rock, n.

zebra-rock
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First published 2018

# zebra rocknoun

## Factsheet

### What does the noun zebra rock mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun zebra rock. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### Where does the noun zebra rock come from?

Earliest known use

1890s

The earliest known use of the noun zebra rock is in the 1890s.

OED's earliest evidence for zebra rock is from 1895, in Museum.

### Nearby entries

1. zebra moray, n. 1933–
2. zebra mule, n. 1841–
3. zebra mussel, n. 1866–
4. zebrano, n. 1908–
5. zebra opossum, n. 1808–
6. zebra parakeet, n. 1856–
7. zebra plant, n. 1826–
8. zebra poison, n. 1871–74
9. zebra print, n. & adj. 1932–
10. zebra rhomb, n. 1770–1844
11. zebra rock, n.1895–
12. zebra rush, n. 1882–
13. zebra shark, n. 1804–
14. zebra skin, n. 1774–
15. zebra spider, n. 1806–
16. zebra suit, n. 1853–
17. zebra swallowtail, n. 1855–
18. zebra wolf, n. 1808–
19. zebrawood, n. 1768–
20. zebra woodpecker, n. 1884–
21. zebrina, n. 1846–

## Meaning & use

1. 1895–
   A form of dolomite rock showing narrow light and dark banding.
   1. 1895

      > To Exchange Only!—Beautiful specimens of Zebra Rock consisting of pink Dolomite, gray Spar, and Calcite in alternate layers.

      Museum 15 June 225/2 (advertisement)
   2. 1930

      > Mr. R. A. Hobson describes in detail a remarkable rock—called the zebra rock from its bizarre appearance—from the Kimberleys.

      West Australian (Perth) 10 December 12/1
   3. 1993

      > Other attractions are Waringarri Aboriginal Arts and Pandanas Palm Wildlife Park and Zebra Gallery which features the world's only deposit of zebra rock.

      Sunday Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 21 March
   4. 2004

      > Recrystallized rock that contains alternating white and dark bands of dolomite is referred to as ‘zebra rock’.

      S. B. Castor & G. C. Ferdock, Minerals of Nevada (Nevada Bureau Mines & Geol. Special Pub. 31) 232/1
   geology
   1. dunstone a1613–
      Any of various kinds of stone of a dun or dull brown colour, esp. magnesian limestone or (occasionally) dolerite.
   2. rock phosphate 1852–
      Any sedimentary rock containing a high proportion of phosphates, often used as a fertilizer; phosphorite.
   3. psammite 1882–
      Originally: †a fine or smooth-grained sandstone (obsolete). In later use: a sedimentary rock composed of medium-sized particles (commonly defined…
   4. zebra rock 1895–
      A form of dolomite rock showing narrow light and dark banding.
   5. tillite 1907–
      A sedimentary rock composed of glacial till compacted into hard rock.
   6. flowstone 1925–
      Rock, or a rock formation, deposited by water flowing in a thin sheet.
   7. tilloid 1931–
      A sedimentary rock which is similar in appearance to a tillite but is not known to be of glacial origin; a sedimentary rock composed of…
   8. turbidite 1957–
      A sediment or rock deposited, or presumed to have been deposited, by a turbidity current.
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Originally published as part of the entry for zebra, n.

zebra rock, n. was first published in 2018.