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rub·ble

 (rŭb′əl)
n.
1. A loose mass of angular fragments of rock or masonry crumbled by natural or human forces.
2.
a. Irregular fragments or pieces of rock used in masonry.
b. The masonry made with such rocks.

[Middle English rubel.]

rub′bly adj.
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The eastern and western limb formations are Early Eocene Shaheed Ghat (shale), Drug (rubbly limestone), Baska (gypsum and shale) of Chamalang (Ghazij) Group and Middle Eocene Habib Rahi Limestone, Domanda shale, Pirkoh marl/limestone and Drazinda shale of Kahan Group, Oligocene Chitarwata (ferruginous sandstone, conglomerate and shale), Miocene Vihowa (red muds and sandstone) and Litra (greenish grey sandstone with some red muds) and Pliocene Chaudhwan (alternated sandstone and maroon muds) of Vihowa Group and Pleistocene Dada (conglomerate) and Holocene Sakhi Sarwar (clays, sandstone and conglomerates) of Sakhi Sarwar Group.
ZOMBIE FINGERS 250g dates, stoned 100g dark chocolate, chopped 3 tbsp smooth peanut butter 3 tbsp porridge oats flaked toasted almonds 1 Tip all the ingredients except the almonds into a food processor and pulse until you have a rubbly looking mixture.
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Come April, a swathe of rubbly, grassy earth out front will be planted with vines.
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"As those big, strong icebergs move around, they can break up all the weak ice in between, which can fill with water--still not liquid [on top], but filled with water." The percolating water enriches the rubbly material with salty contaminants, giving it a different mineralogical signature than the cleaner ice elsewhere.