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• Sandstone — is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand size mineral or rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth s crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any color, but the most… …   Wikipedia

• Rock City, Kansas — Rock City is a park located on hillsides overlooking the Solomon River in Ottawa County, Kansas. It is 3.6 miles south of Minneapolis, Kansas and just over 0.5 mile west of K 106 and the Minneapolis City County Airport on Ivy Road at coor… …   Wikipedia

• Sandstone (disambiguation) — Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand size mineral or rock grains.Sandstone may also refer to:* Sandstone Retreat, 1970s clothing optional, open sexuality resort in California * Sandstone, Western Australia * Sandstone Township …   Wikipedia

• Sandstone Dibbler — Sandstone False Antechinus Conservation status Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1] …   Wikipedia

• Sandstone — Sand stone , n. A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand. [1913 Webster] Note: Different names are applied to the various kinds of sandstone according to their composition; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rock Springs Conservation Area — is a 1,300 acre (5 km²) park located 4 miles (6.5 km) southwest of Decatur, Illinois. It is the largest parcel of parkland, in terms of surface area, in Macon County. Rock Spring is a natural outflow of water from the sandstone bluffs on the… …   Wikipedia

• sandstone — ► NOUN ▪ sedimentary rock consisting of sand or quartz grains cemented together, typically red, yellow, or brown in colour …   English terms dictionary

• sandstone — [sand′stōn΄] n. a common bedded sedimentary rock much used for building, composed largely of sand grains, mainly quartz, held together by silica, lime, etc …   English World dictionary

• rock — rock1 rockless, adj. rocklike, adj. /rok/, n. 1. a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like. 2. Geol. a. mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable… …   Universalium

• Rock — /rok/, n. a male given name. * * * I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals. The three major classes of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic are based on the processes that formed them. These three classes are… …   Universalium

• sandstone — /sand stohn /, n. a common sedimentary rock consisting of sand, usually quartz, cemented together by various substances, as silica, calcium carbonate, iron oxide, or clay. [1660 70; SAND + STONE] * * * Sedimentary rock formed from sand sized… …   Universalium