sandstone
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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
Most well-known fossil sites are found in rocks such as shale, sandstone, limestone, or volcanic ash.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 23, 2026
The yellow sandstone outcrop ran parallel to the big arroyo behind the bar.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
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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
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
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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