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Sandstone

Sedimentary Rocks

A sedimentary rock formed from cemented, sand sized mineral grains, most often quartz, laid down by wind or water and compacted into layers that record the direction the sediment once moved. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Partially Attested
Chemical Formula
No single fixed formula; sandstone is made mostly of sand sized grains cemented together. Quartz (SiO2) framework grains dominate most clastic sedimentary rocks including sandstone because quartz has exceptional hardness and chemical stability, though the cementing material varies (silica, calcite, iron oxide or clay). 1
Source states quartz (SiO2) dominates framework grains in clastic sedimentary rocks generally, not a specific percent composition for sandstone alone; the cement varies between specimens.
Classification
Classification
Sedimentary Rock 1
Use
Building and Construction 2
Wikipedia 'Sandstone' states this use (or use-bearing statement); earth5 pass.
Kind
Rock 3
Formation Class
Sedimentary, clastic 1
Connections

Associated With

Quartz, Materials

Quartz is the dominant framework mineral of sandstone.

Source Sandstone (Wikipedia)
Quartzite, Materials

Protolith: sandstone is the parent rock converted into quartzite by metamorphism.

Source Quartzite (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Source Sandstone (Wikipedia)

Classified As

In Discipline

Geology, Disciplines
Source Rock, Geology (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Sandstone (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral.
  • Framework grains section
    Quartz framework grains are the dominant minerals in most clastic sedimentary rocks; this is because they have exceptional physical properties, such as hardness and chemical stability.
  • Associated With: Quartz, Composition section
    Quartz framework grains are the dominant minerals in most clastic sedimentary rocks; this is because they have exceptional physical properties, such as hardness and chemical stability.
  • Caused By: Sedimentation, Lead paragraph
    Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral
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2. Wikidata: Sandstone
Wikidata Q13085
3. Rock, Geology (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationView the Source
Quartzite (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Quartzite, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Quartzite, Lead section
Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts, and hence quartzite is a metasandstone.
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