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sandstone (iou)



sandstone noun. M17.
[from SAND noun + STONE noun.]
Any of various sedimentary rocks composed of sand grains, esp. of quartz, cemented together, and red, yellow, brown, grey, or white in colour.
Red Sandstone either of two series of red sedimentary rocks, chiefly sandstones, belonging to the Permo-Triassic system (New Red Sandstone) or Devonian system (Old Red Sandstone) of NW Europe.