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| arenite |
sandstone or other rock that is composed chiefly of grains of sand. |
| breccia |
rock consisting of sharp-angled fragments of older rocks cemented together in sandstone, clay, or the like. |
| culm1 |
shale or sandstone containing impure anthracite. [1/3 definitions] |
| freestone |
any stone soft enough to be cut in any direction without crumbling or splitting, such as limestone or sandstone. [1/3 definitions] |
| grit |
a coarse-grained sandstone used to make grindstones. [1/7 definitions] |
| holystone |
a flat piece of soft sandstone used to clean the decks of a wooden ship. [1/2 definitions] |
| quartzite |
a metamorphic rock that consists of quartz and hardened sandstone. |
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