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A subdivision of the Primordial or Cambrian period in American geology; -- so named from the sandstone of Potsdam, New York. See Chart of Geology.
A subdivision of the British Upper Silurian lying below the Old Red Sandstone; -- so named from the Ludlow, in Western England. See the Chart of Geology.
A subdivision of the Niagara period in the American upper Silurian, characterized by the formations known as the Oneida conglomerate, and the Medina sandstone. See the Chart of Geology.
A fleshy plant (Arenaria peploides) growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; -- called also sea sandwort, and sea purslane.
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Specifically: Of or pertaining to, or characterizing, Triassic and Permian sandstones of red and other colors.
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Pertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient Lydia famous for its golden sands.
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kind of sandstone.
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A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, and believed to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm.
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The formation situated between the Permian and Lias, and so named by the Germans, because consisting of three series of strata, which are called in German the Bunter sandstein, Muschelkalk, and Keuper.
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Silica, SiO2 as found in nature, constituting quarz, and most sands and sandstones. See Silica, and Silicic.
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A kind of laminated shale or sandstone belonging to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.
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One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English chalk downs; -- called also sarsen stone, and Druid stone.
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A species of calciferous sandstone.
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An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed; -- found in India.
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A fossil footprint; as, the ichnites in the Triassic sandstone.
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To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae; as, some sandstone scales by exposure.
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Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; -- called also quartz rock.
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A species of micaceous sandstone.
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A silicified stem of tree fern, found in abundance in the Triassic sandstone.
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A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand.
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