sandstone

Noun
  1. A sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) (synset 115020108)
    is a type of: arenaceous rock - a sedimentary rock composed of sand
    subtypes:
    • firestone - a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns
    • holystone - a soft sandstone used for scrubbing the decks of a ship
    • grit, gritrock, gritstone - a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone
    • brownstone - a reddish brown sandstone; used in buildings
    • bluestone - bluish-grey sandstone used for paving and building
    • greensand - an olive-green sandstone containing glauconite
    • siltstone - a fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt

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