Jonas, noun
/ˈdʒəʊnəs/
- Origin:
- AfrikaansShow more Etymology obscure; perhaps Afrikaans Jona (the biblical Jonah) + possessive -s (see quotation 1950), alluding to the problems caused by dolomite in mining.
Geology
Always attributive. Dolomite.
1912 S. Afr. Agric. Jrnl July 39 (Pettman)It is stated where Jonas klip (dolomite) is present the disease (lamsiekte) will occur.
1971 Golden Fleece (S. Afr. Wool Board) June (Suppl.) 7The Ghaap plateau north of Kimberley..displays a mixed shrub-grassveld with local differences on lime (Kalkveld) and dolomite (Jonasveld).
Dolomite.
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