Sentence examples for mineral like from inspiring English sources

Amber is not a precious mineral like gold or silver, so the miners do not fall under the auspices of federal mining laws or the governance of miners' unions.

Perlite, in case you were wondering, is a heat-expanded mineral like vermiculite.

It's a mineral, like most alkalis, and it tastes bitter and soapy.

"They could change the color by adding a mineral like cobalt or, in this case, copper, to add red".

A specific datable mineral like rutile, which can be linked to a specific event such as the formation of a mineral deposit, is especially important.

Then she kissed me, and kissed me again, and when I kissed her back I thought I was tasting something mineral, like thinner or paint, but when we broke for air I could see the faded wash of pink on her chin, on her mouth: she'd bitten her tongue trying to stand the hot water.

The Costa Mesa, Calif., company makes high-end ceramics from synthetic materials (as opposed to traditional ceramics, fired from non-metallic minerals like clay).

You'll find it lean, zingy, sleek and round, with surprising curlicues of mineral-like complexity and a satisfyingly long finish.

Visitors come to Barcelona from all over to experience the animal-, vegetable- and mineral-like buildings that have made this architect's work synonymous with the city they beguile.

The aroma is faintly floral, and there are suggestions of young peaches in the flavor, along with a mineral-like character.

By contrast, '98 Vina Godeval, made by Bodegas Godeval from the rare godello grape in the Valdeorras Valley in Galicia, is a virtually unknown, smoky, mineral-like, somewhat austere wine that, more than alberino, wants surf fare.