rock varnish

/R AA1 K V AA0 R N IH0 SH/
noun
  1. 1

    A dark coating on rock surfaces exposed to the atmosphere, mostly comprising clay and oxides, which grows at only a few micrometers per thousand years; found especially in arid deserts.

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