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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Experts had previously missed the feather fossils because plumage was thought to have been too delicate to be preserved in the same sandstone wrapped around the dinosaur’s bones.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Rare Geological Evidence of Ancient Glaciation To better understand both the geological and evolutionary snapshots from before and after the glaciation, a UCL research team collected samples of sandstone from the glacier rock layer, as well as from the older one beneath it.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
The team collected samples of sandstone from the Port Askaig Formation and from an older, 229-feet thick Garbh Eileach Formation underneath it.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2024
While many villas have private plunge pools, the property's communal Rock Pool is tucked amid the surrounding sandstone mountains.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Rare Geological Evidence of Ancient Glaciation To better understand both the geological and evolutionary snapshots from before and after the glaciation, a UCL research team collected samples of sandstone from the glacier rock layer, as well as from the older one beneath it.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
The team collected samples of sandstone from the Port Askaig Formation and from an older, 229-feet thick Garbh Eileach Formation underneath it.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Aug. 2024
While many villas have private plunge pools, the property's communal Rock Pool is tucked amid the surrounding sandstone mountains.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 22 Sep. 2024
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sandstone
noun
sand·stone
-ˌstōn
: a rock made of sand held together by a natural cement
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