sandstone

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The Palisades fire burned several miles of trails in the Santa Monica Mountains but did not make it far west enough to harm beloved sites like Malibu Creek State Park and Sandstone Peak.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2025

The fossil forest identified by the researchers was found in the Hangman Sandstone Formation, along the north Devon and west Somerset coasts.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2024

A Luxembourg national, Mr Schneider was the head of operations for the country's intelligence service before starting up his own private firm, Sandstone.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2023

Sandstone turned to sand and limestone cracked, crumbling the very old and the not very old at all alike.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022

Sandstone, ochre, slate, soapstone, graphite are also mined, and lead, zinc, barytes, gypsum and even diamonds have been discovered but not exploited.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various