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Definition: Sandstone |
SandstoneNoun1. A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "sandstone" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1814. (references) |
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Chemistry | Rock of sedimentary origin composed of small quartzose or siliceous particles naturally agglomerated by calcareous or siliceous materials. Source: European Union. (references) |
Geological | Sedimentary rock made mostly of sand-sized grains. (references) |
Mining | A. A medium-grained clastic sedimentary rock composed of fragments of sand size set in a fine-grained matrix (silt or clay) and more or less firmly united by a cementing material (commonly silica, iron oxide, or calcium carbonate); the consolidated equivalent of sand. The sand particles usually consist of quartz, and the term sandstone, when used without qualification, indicates a rock containing about 85% to 90% quartz. The rock varies in color, may be deposited by water or wind, and contains numerous primary features (sedimentary structures and fossils). Sandstones may be classified according to composition of particles, mineralogic or textural maturity, fluidity index, diastrophism, primary structures, and type of cement b. A field term for any clastic rock containing individual particles that are visible to the unaided eye or slightly larger. Syn:sandro. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Sandstone is an arenaceous sedimentary rock composed mainly of feldspar and quartz and varies in colour (in a similar way to sand), through grey, yellow, red, and white. Sandstones are often relatively soft and easy to work which therefore make them a common building and paving material.
Origins
Sandstones are clastic in origin (as opposed to organic'\', like chalk or coal). They are formed from the cemented grains that may be fragments of a pre-existing rock, or else just mono-minerallic crystals. The cements binding these grains together are typically calcite, clays and silica. Grain sizes in sands are in the range of 0.1mm to 2mm. (Rocks with smaller grainsizes include silts and clays and are typically called argillaceous sediments. Rocks with larger grainsizes include both breccias and conglomerates and are termed rudaceous'' sediments.).The principle mechanism for the formation of sandstone is by the sedimentation of grains out of a fluid, such as a river, lake or sea. The environment of deposition is crucial in determining the characteristics of the resulting sandstone, which on a finer scale include its grainsize, sorting, composition and on a larger scale include the rock geometry. Principal environments of deposition may be split between terrestrial and marine, as illustrated by the following broad groupings:
Rivers (levees, point bars, channel sands)
- Terrestrial environments
Lakes
Shoreface sands
- Marine environments
Deltas Turbidites (submarine channels)
Types of sandstone
Once the geological characteristics of a sandstone have been established, it can then be broadly divided between three groups:See also: Geology, list of minerals, List of stone -- sedimentary basins.
- arkosic sandstones, which have a high (>25%) feldspar content
- quartzose sandstones, such as quartzite, which have a high (>90%) quartz content.
- argillaceous sandstones, such as greywacke, which have a significant fine-grained element
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Sandstone is a city located in Pine County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,549.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14.1 km² (5.4 mi²). 13.7 km² (5.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.57% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,549 people, 580 households, and 359 families residing in the city. The population density is 112.8/km² (292.5/mi²). There are 634 housing units at an average density of 46.2/km² (119.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 94.84% White, 0.39% African American, 3.55% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.45% from two or more races. 1.42% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 580 households out of which 30.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% are married couples living together, 13.4% have a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% are non-families. 32.1% of all households are made up of individuals and 16.4% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.41 and the average family size is 3.03. In the city the population is spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 24.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 79.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 73.6 males. The median income for a household in the city is $40,265, and the median income for a family is $43,684. Males have a median income of $32,500 versus $21,181 for females. The per capita income for the city is $18,053. 16.7% of the population and 11.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 24.4% are under the age of 18 and 13.9% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Sandstone, Minnesota."
Crosswords: Sandstone |
| English words defined with "sandstone": abrading stone, Arenilitic, Argillaceous sandstone, Asterolepis ♦ bluestone, Brontozoum, brownstone ♦ Cauda galli epoch, Cephalaspis, Clastic ♦ Devonian age, Druid stones ♦ firestone, Foralite, Fucoidal ♦ greensand, grit, gritrock, gritstone ♦ holystone ♦ Ichnite ♦ Ludlow group ♦ Medina epoch, Millstone girt, Molasse ♦ New Red Sandstone, Nubian Desert ♦ Old red sandstone ♦ Potsdam group, Psammite, Psarolite ♦ quartz ♦ Ripple marks ♦ Saliferous rocks, Sand flag, Sarsen, Scolithus, Scrubstone, siltstone ♦ Tilestone, Toph. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sandstone": Bliss sandstone ♦ calcareous cemented sandstone, calcareous sandstone, crystal sandstone ♦ ferruginous sandstone ♦ INSPECTOR-REPAIRER, SANDSTONE ♦ lithic sandstone ♦ micaceous sandstone ♦ rough sandstone ♦ sandstone dike, sandstone dyke, sandstone grit, sandstone opal. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | Sandstone (1977) | |
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 | Towering mesas of sandstone are formed by wind and water erosion in Arizon's Monument Valley. Credit: Gene Alexander. |  | The sandstone of Colorado National Monument near Grand Junction represents a classic scene of wind and water erosion. Credit: Tim McCabe. |
 | Dry desert and towering sandstone mountains in Monument Valley. Credit: Gene Alexander. |  | Mineral Sandstone. Credit: USDA. |
 | Nationally known for its beauty, the Paria Canyon has towering walls streaked with desert varnish, huge red rock amphitheaters, sandstone arches, wooded terraces, and hanging gardens. The 3,000-foot escarpment known as the Vermilion Cliffs dominates the remainder of the wilderness with its thick Navajo sandstone face, steep, boulder-strewn slopes and rugged arroyos. Some of the best canyon hiking opportunities on the Colorado River Plateau are found here. Credit: Unknown. |  | Sandstone and juniper near the Shafer Trail. Credit: Jerry Sintz. |
 | Sandstone and surf, Cape Kiwanda, Oregon / Paul Caponigro. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Sandstone Falls, New River, W. Va. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | C. & O. Ry. [i.e. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway] at Sandstone Falls, W. Va. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Resettled farmers working in sandstone quarry. Jackson County, Alabama. Skyline Farms. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Window On The World" by Neil Cummins Commentary: "Sandstone blocks in full effect!." | "Caves 1" by Margus Kyttä Commentary: "Sandstone caves at Viljandi, Estonia." |
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| "Sandstone" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 92.10% of the time. "Sandstone" is used about 329 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 92.1% | 303 | 16,643 |
| Noun (proper) | 7.9% | 26 | 68,323 |
| Total | 100.00% | 329 | N/A |
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1. Sandstone, MN (city, FIPS 58396) 2. Sandstone, WV |
Expressions using "sandstone": argillaceous sandstone ♦ calcareous cemented sandstone ♦ calcareous sandstone ♦ Flexible sandstone ♦ new Red Sandstone ♦ old red sandstone ♦ red sandstone ♦ rough sandstone ♦ sandstone dike ♦ sandstone dyke ♦ sandstone grit ♦ sandstone quarry. Additional references. | |
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Beginning with "sandstone": sandstone-lined. | |
Ending with "sandstone": carved-sandstone, etched-sandstone. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "sandstone"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | gur ranor. (various references) | |
Arabic | حجر رملي (sand stone). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | пясъчник. (various references) | |
Chinese | 礪 (grind), 砂岩, 沙岩 . (various references) | |
Danish | sandsten. (various references) | |
Dutch | zandsteen, gres (earthenware), grès (stoneware). (various references) | |
Farsi | ماسه سنگ (Grit), سنگ ماسه , سنگ سیاه , سنگ ریگی . (various references) | |
Finnish | hiekkakivi (building stone, cutstone, free stone, freestone, quarry stone). (various references) | |
French | grès. (various references) | |
German | Sandstein (freestone). (various references) | |
Greek | αμμόλιθος (grit). (various references) | |
Hungarian | homokkõ (grit). (various references) | |
Italian | arenaria (brownstone). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 砂岩 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | さがん (left bank). (various references) | |
Korean | 사암. (various references) | |
Manx | clagh gheinnee. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | andstonesay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | grés (freestone, stoneware). (various references) | |
Romanian | piatrã de nisip. (various references) | |
Russian | песчаник. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | peščar. (various references) | |
Spanish | arenisca (grit). (various references) | |
Swedish | sandsten. (various references) | |
Turkish | kumtaşı (brownstone, grit, grit stone). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | пісковик. (various references) | |
Vietnamese | sa thạch, đá cát kết. (various references) | |
Welsh | tywodfaen. (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "sandstone": sandstones. (additional references) | |
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"Sandstone" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adstone, Radstone, Sanditon, Sandton, Sangstons, Sansoni, standstone, Sundstein. (additional references) | |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "sandstone" (pronounced sa"ndstō'n or sa"nstō'n) |
| 6 | -n d s t ō' n | grindstone. |
| 5 | -d s t ō' n | bloodstone, Gladstone, Goldstone, headstone, lodestone. |
| 4 | -s t ō' n | Firestone, Bluestone, brownstone, capstone, cherrystone, cobblestone, cornerstone, curbstone, Eyestone, flagstone, Freestone, gallstone, gemstone, gravestone, greenstone, hailstone, keystone, limestone, milestone, millstone, moonstone, rhinestone, steppingstone, tombstone, touchstone, whetstone. |
| 3 | -t ō' n | acetone, baritone, halftone, monotone, overtone, undertone. |
| 5 | -n s t ō' n | brownstone, greenstone, moonstone, rhinestone. |
| 4 | -s t ō' n | Firestone, bloodstone, Bluestone, capstone, cherrystone, cobblestone, cornerstone, curbstone, Eyestone, flagstone, Freestone, gallstone, gemstone, Gladstone, Goldstone, gravestone, grindstone, hailstone, headstone, keystone, limestone, lodestone, milestone, millstone, steppingstone, tombstone, touchstone, whetstone. |
| 3 | -t ō' n | acetone, baritone, halftone, monotone, overtone, undertone. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-n-n-o-s-s-t" | |
-2 letters: donates, sonants, sonnets, tendons. | |
-3 letters: anenst, anodes, assent, atoned, atones, donate, donnas, nonets, onsets, sanest, santos, season, sedans, sennas, setons, sonant, sondes, sonnet, stades, stands, staned, stanes, steads, stenos, stoned, stones, tanned, tendon, tenons, tonnes, tossed, tsades. | |
-4 letters: aeons, anent, anode, anted, antes, assed, asset, atone, dates, datos, deans, dents, doats, doest, donas. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-n-n-o-s-s-t" | |
+1 letter: asyndetons, sandstones. | |
+2 letters: condensates. | |
+3 letters: contredanses, designations, destinations, dispensation, transponders, untowardness. | |
+4 letters: admonishments, androsterones, condensations, decongestants, desalinations, dispensations, dissemination, mountainsides, nonassociated. | |
+5 letters: antidepression, antimodernists, arrondissement, considerations, coordinateness, demonstrations, densifications, disinfestation, dispensational, disseminations, foundationless, inordinateness, insubordinates, modernisations, nonestablished, outlandishness, roundaboutness, sedimentations, untowardnesses. | |
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