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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In the decades since, silica dust has become a major problem as Appalachian miners cut through layers of sandstone to reach less accessible coal seams in mountaintop mines where coal closer to the surface has long been tapped.
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Matthew Daly, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors charged him with running toward police officers while yelling profanity and crashing into the line before falling on the waxed Seneca sandstone floor.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
The hike up the towering red and orange sandstone rock includes a 1.2-mile out-and-back trek with an elevation gain of 741 feet, according to AllTrails.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
In trials, millimeter waves have bored holes through granite, basalt, sandstone, and limestone.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2024
The sanctuary features towering limestone and sandstone bluffs that date back more than 450 million years.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
Roads have been widened, with the 8-mile, four-lane Ram Path guiding pilgrims to the pink sandstone, three-story structure.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2024
There’s no truer visual metaphor for this than Sen’s canny choice of town to play his fictional Limbo: real-life Aussie settlement Coober Pedy, where most homes and businesses are subterranean, built right into the region’s sandstone, as if cave times had returned.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Located in a swathe of northwest Saudi Arabia roughly the size of Belgium that comprises giant boulders, ancient artifacts, a lush oasis and sandstone canyons, AlUla is becoming a local film production hub and starting to attract international productions and talents.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Mar. 2024
Matthew Daly, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024
Prosecutors charged him with running toward police officers while yelling profanity and crashing into the line before falling on the waxed Seneca sandstone floor.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
The hike up the towering red and orange sandstone rock includes a 1.2-mile out-and-back trek with an elevation gain of 741 feet, according to AllTrails.
—Helena Wegner, Sacramento Bee, 25 Mar. 2024
In trials, millimeter waves have bored holes through granite, basalt, sandstone, and limestone.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2024
The sanctuary features towering limestone and sandstone bluffs that date back more than 450 million years.
—Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 27 Jan. 2024
Roads have been widened, with the 8-mile, four-lane Ram Path guiding pilgrims to the pink sandstone, three-story structure.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2024
There’s no truer visual metaphor for this than Sen’s canny choice of town to play his fictional Limbo: real-life Aussie settlement Coober Pedy, where most homes and businesses are subterranean, built right into the region’s sandstone, as if cave times had returned.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
Located in a swathe of northwest Saudi Arabia roughly the size of Belgium that comprises giant boulders, ancient artifacts, a lush oasis and sandstone canyons, AlUla is becoming a local film production hub and starting to attract international productions and talents.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 20 Mar. 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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