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
This isn’t a column about aggregate—my sandstone versus limestone hot takes will have to wait.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 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
I can tell it’s been recently cut because of the uneven tan on the skin visible between his shirt collar and the back of his fitted sandstone infantry cap.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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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
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
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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