sandstone

sandstone
   A sedimentary rock formed by the compacting of grit or sand with a high silica content bound in a natural cement — the silica itself. Many sandstones are soft and easily eroded, but some are quite hard and durable. Sandstone is generally more difficult to carve than limestone, for the particles wear down the metal of the chisel. Some sandstone can be polished.

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  • Sandstone — is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand size mineral or rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth s crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any color, but the most… …   Wikipedia

  • Sandstone — Sand stone , n. A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand. [1913 Webster] Note: Different names are applied to the various kinds of sandstone according to their composition; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sandstone — bezeichnet: Operation Sandstone, die dritte Serie US amerikanischer Kernwaffentests Sandstone (Minnesota), eine Stadt im Bundesstaat Minnesota in den Vereinigten Staaten Sandstone (Western Australia), eine Stadt im australischen Bundesstaat… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Sandstone — Sandstone, MN U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 1549 Housing Units (2000): 634 Land area (2000): 5.296212 sq. miles (13.717125 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.139947 sq. miles (0.362461 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.436159 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Sandstone, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 1549 Housing Units (2000): 634 Land area (2000): 5.296212 sq. miles (13.717125 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.139947 sq. miles (0.362461 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.436159 sq. miles (14.079586 sq. km) FIPS …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • sandstone — (n.) 1660s, from SAND (Cf. sand) (n.) + STONE (Cf. stone) (n.). So called from its composition …   Etymology dictionary

  • sandstone — ► NOUN ▪ sedimentary rock consisting of sand or quartz grains cemented together, typically red, yellow, or brown in colour …   English terms dictionary

  • sandstone — [sand′stōn΄] n. a common bedded sedimentary rock much used for building, composed largely of sand grains, mainly quartz, held together by silica, lime, etc …   English World dictionary

  • sandstone — (Roget s IV) n. Varieties of sandstone include: arkrose, freestone, brownstone, flagstone, bluestone, grit, novaculite, Triassic brownstone, Berea sandstone, Medina sandstone, Potsdam quartzite, Old Red Sandstone, New Red Sandstone; see also… …   English dictionary for students

  • sandstone — [[t]sæ̱ndstoʊn[/t]] sandstones N MASS Sandstone is a type of rock which contains a lot of sand. It is often used for building houses and walls. ...the reddish sandstone walls. ...sandstone cliffs …   English dictionary

  • sandstone — /sand stohn /, n. a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usually quartz, cemented together by various substances, as silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay. [1660 70; SAND + STONE] * * * Sedimentary rock formed from sand sized… …   Universalium

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