1) Arcose 2) Bluestone 3) Brownstone 4) Greensand 5) Grit 6) Gritrock 7) Gritstone 8) Holystone 9) Mineral 10) Sedimentary rock 11) Siltstone 12) Stone 13) Stonework
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1) Arenaceous rock 2) Certain sedimentary rock 3) Construction rock 4) Grand Canyon material 5) Industrial mineral 6) Outdoor amphitheater 7) Sedimentary rock 8) Sound quality for george 9) Zion National Park material
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• (n.) A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand.
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A sedimentary rock consisting of quartz sand united by some cementing material, such as iron oxide or calcium carbonate.
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Sandstone is known as a sedimentary rock because of it layers. Sandstone is a rock that is composed mainly of grains of sand that are cemented together by mineral materials. Sandstone is mainly used for buildings.
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A clastic rock composed of sand-sized grains, i.e. between 0.625 and 2mm. The term usually implies a quartz rich composition, although this is not strictly necessary.
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a rock formed from sand or quartz particles cemented together with clay, calcium carbonate and iron oxide.
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A common type of building stone. Most sandstones are 'freestones', that is, they can be cut into blocks without any very obvious grain. Some sandstones are soft, and decay rapidly, others can be very hard. Cream-coloured sandstones were formed under water, and many of the red sandstones show evidence of having been formed of windblown material. Whe...
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A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand. ... Different names are aplied to the various kinds of sandstone according to their composition; as, granitic, argillaceous, micaceous, etc. ... <chemical> Flexible sandstone, the finer-grained variety of itacolumite, which on account...
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A medium-grained sedimentary rock composed of abundant rounded or angular fragments of sand size set in a fine-grained matrix (silt or clay) and more or less firmly united by a cementing material (commonly silica, iron oxide, or calcium carbonate); the consolidated equivalent of sand, intermediate in texture between conglomerate and shale. The sand...
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A clastic rock composed of particles that range in diameter from 1/16 millimeter to 2 millimeters in diameter. Sandstones make up about 25% of all sedimentary rocks.
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A detrital sedimentary rock composed of grains from 1/16 to 2 millimeters in diameter, dominated in
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a sedimentary rock composed of individual mineral grains of rock fragments between 1/16 and 2 millimeters in diameter and cemented together by silica, calcite, iron oxide, and so forth. Sandstone is commonly porous and permeable and therefore a likely type of rock in which to find a petroleum reservoir.
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Sand'stone` noun A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand. » Different names are applied to the various kinds of sandstone according to their composition; as,
granitic ,
argillaceous ,
micaceous , etc.
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A sedimentary rock composed mostly of sand-size particles, usually cemented by calcite, silica, or iron oxide.
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A clastic sedimentary rock in which the particles are dominantly of sand size, from 0.062 mm to 2 mm in diameter. Quartz is the most abundant mineral that forms sandstone.
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A sedimentary rock consisting of quartz sand united by some cementing material, such as iron oxide or calcium carbonate.
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Sedimentary rock composed of small grains of mainly quartz and feldspar bound together by silica, carbonate, or clay minerals.
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a clastic sedimentary rock that is lithified sand.
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noun a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
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Click images to enlargeSedimentary rocks formed from the consolidation of sand, with sand-sized grains (0.0625–2 mm/0.0025–0.08 in) in a matrix or cement. Their principal component is quartz. Sandstones are commonly permeable and porous, and may form freshwater aquifers. They are mainly used as building ...
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Made by crafting four sand blocks in a crafting grid. This block retains the similar look of sand while making it more durable and it will not fall like a regular sand block.
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A clastic sedimentary rock in which the particles are dominantly of sand size, from 0.062 mm to 2 mm in diameter.
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A sedimentary rock consisting of grains of sand cemented together.
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As the name implies, sandstone is formed of sand that has been turned to stone. The grains of this sedimentary are mainly quartz or feldspar and cemented together with minerals such as calcite, silica or iron to form a rock. The grains are as small as 0.06 mm (1/16th mm) and as large as 2.0 mm in size. Colour varies from white to orange, red, brow...
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