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Sandstone is a type of rock made from sand-sized grains of silica that have been cemented together by minerals over time. It makes up about one-fifth to one-quarter of all sedimentary rocks found on Earth.
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- Rock.name
- Sandstone
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- Sedimentary
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- USDA Mineral Sandstone 93c3955.jpg
- Rock.caption
- Cut slab of sandstone
- Rock.composition
- Typically quartz and feldspar; lithic fragments are also common. Other minerals may be found in particularly mature sandstone.
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Sandstein ist ein klastisches Sedimentgestein mit einem Anteil von mindestens 50 % Sandkörnern, d. h. von Körnern, die nach der allgemeinen Definition der Korngröße Sand zwischen 0,063 und 2 mm groß sind. Die Sandkörner bestehen aus verschiedenen Mineralen, meistens jedoch aus Quarz.
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