rock core; core sample
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rock core; cylindrical rock sample obtained during geological drilling
technicalTechnical term used in geology, mining, and petroleum engineering. The character 芯 specifically refers to the core obtained by drilling, distinguishing it from general rock samples (岩样).
Dì地
zhì质
xué学
jiā家
zhèng正
zài在
shí实
yàn验
shì室
fēn分
xī析
cóng从
dì地
xià下
sān三
qiān千
mǐ米
qǔ取
chū出
de的
yán岩
xīn芯
。
Geologists are analyzing the rock core extracted from three kilometers underground in the laboratory.
Zhè这
duàn段
yán岩
xīn芯
xiǎn显
shì示
gāi该
qū区
yù域
hán含
yǒu有
fēng丰
fù富
de的
shí石
yóu油
chǔ储
liàng量
。
This core sample indicates that the area contains abundant oil reserves.
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Zuān钻
tàn探
gōng工
rén人
xiǎo小
xīn心
yì翼
yì翼
dì地
jiāng将
wǔ五
mǐ米
cháng长
de的
yán岩
xīn芯
cóng从
zuān钻
gān杆
zhōng中
qǔ取
chū出
。
The drilling workers carefully extracted the five-meter-long rock core from the drill pipe.