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sandstone

[sand-stohn] / ˈsændˌstoʊn /


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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

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

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

Lying face down on a low outcrop of red sandstone, Matthias drank his fill of the cool, sweet stream water.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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




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