sandstone
noun
sand·stone
ˈsan(d)-ˌstōn 
: a sedimentary rock consisting of usually quartz sand united by some cement (such as silica or calcium carbonate)
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After bringing tens of kilograms of sandstones back to the lab, the team crushed them to separate out hundreds of individual grains.
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Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
In Surrey, a burst water main might have flushed out weak sandstone bedrock beneath the road or caused the collapse of an old, unrecorded sand mine.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Inspired by the colors of the desert, the main room mixes earth tones that play off the white, tan, and red sandstone landscape just miles away.
—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025
Off the water, an easy 1.25-mile hike leads to one of the overlooks at Horseshoe Bend, where the Colorado River takes a drastic turn around a massive sandstone escarpment.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
In Surrey, a burst water main might have flushed out weak sandstone bedrock beneath the road or caused the collapse of an old, unrecorded sand mine.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Inspired by the colors of the desert, the main room mixes earth tones that play off the white, tan, and red sandstone landscape just miles away.
—Ryan Slattery, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2025
Off the water, an easy 1.25-mile hike leads to one of the overlooks at Horseshoe Bend, where the Colorado River takes a drastic turn around a massive sandstone escarpment.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Sandstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sandstone. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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sandstone
noun
sand·stone
-ˌstōn
: a rock made of sand held together by a natural cement
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