sandstone
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But getting dressed required parental assistance, the bass pulsing off the sandstone was a techno remix of “The Wheels on the Bus,” and the drinks were apple juice and formula.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
In close proximity to the sandstone peaks of Zion National Park, St. George has a bustling downtown for travelers to return to after a day of hiking.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Unlike most Ediacaran fossil sites, which preserve organisms as simple impressions in sandstone, the Jiangchuan Biota fossils are preserved as carbonaceous films.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 6, 2026
A house carved into sandstone more than 500 years ago and set within huge landscaped gardens has been put up for auction.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026
Margaret did think the house very fine, but what she admired most was the architect who seemed so at ease among the cairns of sandstone and timber.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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Earth’s sands are often white and its sandstones are usually full of quartz because the mineral is common in granite and it’s very hard to degrade, so it builds up in sediments.
From National Geographic ● Oct. 12, 2023
The buried monument is two large sandstones with "cup marks" cut into their upper surfaces dating back to the Bronze Age.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
During our dawn scramble across the rocks, we had spotted numerous coal beds sandwiched between the sandstones and mudstones in the lower rock levels.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 6, 2022
At Aniakchak, he is most interested in the gray mudstones and yellowish sandstones stacked on each other like layers of a cake.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2021
Their bodies worked rhythmically back and forth, and the sandstones produced a series of harsh, grating screeches that caused icy trickles to run down Ranofer’s spine and set his teeth to aching.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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