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sandstone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | arenaceous rock |
| Has types | bluestone, brownstone, firestone, greensand, grit, gritrock, gritstone, holystone, siltstone |
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Just as the sandstone aquifers contain water, so the coal seams contain methane.
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Our first stop is the Berkeley River and its escarpments of honeycomb sandstone.
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Located in Australia, Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a sandstone rock dome.
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Looking up at the wall, it seems the sandstone slabs might topple at any moment.
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Repaving the patio with real sandstone paving helped smarten it up considerably.
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Shallow waters repeatedly flooded the region, eventually creating the sandstone.
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Begun in 1793, the sandstone edifice has 21 cracks running down its full 105-ft.
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Discover the red sandstone cliffs of Jety Oguz on the way to Bokonbaevo Village.
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Once a drill has reached the sandstone, the gas flows up and out into the world.
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- A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
- Sandstone (sometimes known as arenite) is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. ...
- Sandstone is a city in Pine County, Minnesota, United States, along the Kettle River. The population was 1,549 at the 2000 census.
- (Sandstones) Sedimentary rocks composed of fairly coarse grained particles of quartz. These particles are typically of a grain size similar to those in beach or desert sands (11/16 to 2 mm diameter). The grains in desert sandstones are rounded into perfect spheres (called millet grain sandstones).
- (Sandstones) Strata associated with Australian sedimentary opal, of a felspar base , not quartz.
- (Sandstones) are generally considered the most porous and permeable rocks and are therefore where scientists usually find oil and gas.
- A sedimentary stone that is primarily composed of loose grains of quartz sand that are rough in texture. A number of varieties are available.
- Sandstone is a sedimentary rock formation of coarse sand quartz and cementing materials such as clay. Sandstone is often distinguishable by region and colour variations including grey, yellow, red and white.
- Generally quartz based, cemented together with a high percent of silica, sandstone also contains calcium, carbonate and iron compounds, this stone generally is formed without sediment grains.
