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sandstone

[sand-stohn] / ˈsændˌstoʊn /


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"The film Kevin has written shows Glasgow in a warm light, literally and figuratively. The red sandstone flats, Kelvingrove, the pubs – it's all there."

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

The level of detail rivals that of the world's best fossil sites formed in shale or sandstone.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026

She laid the willow sticks she had tied inside the small square enclosure, and he laid a flat sandstone over the opening at the top.

From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko

More than 50 York sandstones are reported to have been taken from Grade II listed St George's Church in Tyldesley, Wigan, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of Thursday morning.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025

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

It also found sandstones with coarse grains, which might have formed in a fast-flowing river.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 7, 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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