sandstone

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

Future breakthroughs in studying ancient terrestrial life may not come from traditional fossil-bearing rocks like shale or sandstone, but from iron-rich deposits hidden beneath the surface.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026

Separately, Trump said he was replacing the decades-old sandstone paving stones in the colonnade, the pillared walkway that leads from the main White House mansion to the Oval Office.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

They were at the base of the sandstone mesa, which was now dark purple.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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

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

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