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Sandstone

A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand.

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Bluestone 76% connected

Blue vitriol.

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Brownstone 76% connected

A dark variety of sandstone, much used for building purposes.

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Firestone 76% connected

Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a flint.

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Greensand 76% connected

A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated, consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and potash of a green color, mixed wit…

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Grit 76% connected

Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.

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Gritrock 76% connected

Alt. of Gritstone

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Gritstone 76% connected

See Grit, n., 4.

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Holystone 76% connected

A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.

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