Conspicuous among the trees, for its gigantic size, and bark coloured exactly like Egyptian syenite, is the burly Baobab.
"A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries And of the Discovery of the Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa (1858-1864)" by David Livingstone
Traces of the force of the torrent are seen in the syenite and basalt boulders which encumber the course.
"How I Found Livingstone" by Henry M. Stanley
Granite Point exhibits trap dykes in syenite.
"Personal Memoirs Of A Residence Of Thirty Years With The Indian Tribes On The American Frontiers" by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
The rock was syenite, so weathered as to resemble sandstone.
"Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2)" by Thomas Mitchell
The castle stands upon the summit of a small hill of syenitic rock.
"Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official" by William Sleeman
The rocks are still syenite.
"The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868" by David Livingstone
Some very fine syenite occurs in large blocks close to Moravicza, which might be very valuable if made more accessible.
"Round About the Carpathians" by Andrew F. Crosse
It was at this epoch that the rocks called feldspars, syenites, and porphyries appeared.
"A Journey to the Centre of the Earth" by Jules Verne
In the north, the principal rocks are granite and syenite.
"The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851" by Various
The material employed was limestone cased with syenite (granite from Syene), and the internal passages were lined with granite.
"Architecture" by Thomas Roger Smith
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