Sandstone

Sandstone

A sedimentary rock consisting usually of quartz cemented with silica, iron oxide or calcium carbonate. Sandstone is durable, has a very high crushing and tensile strength, and a wide range of colours and textures.

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sandstone

Earth science; Geology

A clastic sedimentary rock in which the particles are dominantly of sand size, from 0.062 mm to 2 mm in diameter.

sandstone

Archaeology; Human evolution

A cemented or compacted detrital sediment composed predominantly of quartz grains the size of sand particles.

sandstone

Geography; Physical geography

A type of sedimentary rock that contains a large quantity of weathered quartz grains.

sandstone

Engineering; Civil engineering

Sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized grains (usually quartz) cemented together.

sandstone

Science; General science

A clastic sedimentary rock comprising an aggregate of sand-sized (0.06–2.0-mm) fragments of minerals, rocks, or fossils held together by a mineral cement. Sandstone forms when ...

sandstone

Biology; Ecology

A soft sedimentary rock composed of feldspar and weathered quartz grains. Porous sandstone layers often hold water in aquifers.

bed

Building materials; Stone

1. In granites or marbles, a layer or sheet of the rock mass that is horizontal, commonly curved and lenticular, as developed by fractures. Sometimes applied also to the surface ...

splay

Building materials; Stone

A beveled or slanted surface.

wall tie

Building materials; Stone

A bonder or metal piece which connects wythes of masonry to each other or to other materials.

oolitic limestone

Building materials; Stone

A calcite-cemented calcareous stone formed of shells and shell fragments, practically non-crystalline in character. It is found in massive deposits located almost entirely in ...

aedicule

Building materials; Stone

A canopied niche framed by colonettes, resembling a temple and intended as a shrine or votive offering; a doorway or window flanked by a pair of columns and topped by a pediment.

boss

Building materials; Stone

A carved stone positioned at the apex of a ribbed vault.

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