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sandstone

[ sand-stohn ]

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noun

a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usually quartz, cemented together by various substances, as silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay.

sandstone

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noun

any of a group of common sedimentary rocks consisting of sand grains consolidated with such materials as quartz, haematite, and clay minerals: used widely in building

sandstone

A medium-grained sedimentary rock consisting of fine to coarse sand-sized grains that have been either compacted or cemented together by a material such as silica, iron oxide, or calcium carbonate. Although sandstone usually consists primarily of quartz, it can also consist of other minerals, and it can vary in color from yellow or red to gray or brown.

sandstone

A sedimentary rock formed of sand-sized grains that have been either compacted or cemented together. Although sandstone usually consists primarily of quartz, it can also consist of other minerals .

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sandstone¹

First recorded in 1660–70; sand + stone

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The sandstone sculptures adorn the façade of the Scotch Whisky Experience, just in front of the Edinburgh Castle esplanade.

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Next to the school stands the shell of Clune Park Church, built in 1905 from red sandstone in the late Gothic "Modern Movement" style of architecture.

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There was also “extensive graffiti vandalism on the sandstone buildings and columns” with “vile and hateful sentiments that we condemn in the strongest terms.”

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The overlying rock, sometimes clay or sandstone, will then suddenly collapse into the depression beneath - this is called a collapse sinkhole.

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Lake Powell has shimmered between Glen Canyon’s reddish sandstone walls along the Arizona-Utah border since the dam was completed in the 1960s.

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sand stargazer sandstorm

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