sandstone

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Impossible to state the probable age Latitude 26 degrees 2 minutes South, Longitude 125 degrees 27 minutes East : This sandstone is the usual rock found in all the country from longitude 122 degrees to 126 degrees 30 minutes.

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  1. noun A sedimentary rock formed by the consolidation and compaction of sand and held together by a natural cement, such as silica.

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  1. = Dutch zandsteen = German sandstein = Swedish Danish sandsten; as sand + stone.
 

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/ˈsændstoʊn/
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