sandstone
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They are clad variously in red porphyry, black basalt, gray granite and yellowish sandstone from nearby Montjuïc, with emblems symbolizing the four evangelists, the 12 apostles and an assortment of Catholic saints and geographic regions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
A rash of glass and steel towers surround 19th Century sandstone buildings left from when a hospital occupied the city centre site.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
The objects, to form part of the collection at the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, include "monumental sandstone sculptures, refined bronze works, and significant ritual objects", said a culture ministry statement.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
The sandstone cliffs were home to Buddhist monks who carved caves in them to use as living quarters and as sanctuary for weary traveling pilgrims.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Sedimentary rocks like sandstones form when preexisting rocks break down into bits that pile up and stick together to form a new rock.
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
These desert-formed sandstones sit above an unconformity, and this suggests that after a long period with a humid climate, the climate became drier and wind became the dominant agent shaping the environment at Gale Crater.
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2018
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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