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Sandstone feels rather smooth but has got some bumps on it as well.
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∙ 6y agoSandstone is naturally in any color and different varieties. Sandstone feels and looks gritty, like sandpaper, is porous and small ones can easily break with minimal force.
Here is a site of pictures for sandstone rocks.
http://geology.about.com/od/rocks/ig/sedrockindex/rocpicsandstone.htm
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∙ 13y agoSandstone is a sedimentary rock that is made up of sand.
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What colors are sandstone?
sandstone is usually like a tannish or brown color.
How does limestone and sandstone smell?
like butthoe
What do sandstone look like?
a lot of sand compacted into layers
What is sandstone made up of?
Sandstone is made up of lightly compacted or cemented grains of sand. It should feel gritty to the finger and the grains should be visible. The grains will be mainly silica grains. [Finer grained material would be a siltstone, of which slate is a metamorphosed variety. ]
How big is sandstone and why is it called sandstone?
because the sandstone is smooth and big
What does sandstone rock feel like?
Sandstone usually just feels like sand.
What sandstone feel like?
it feels like sand is been burnt with water and form sandstone
What does sandstone feel?
Sandstone is feels very coarse; just like sand paper.
What colors are sandstone?
sandstone is usually like a tannish or brown color.
Why does sandstone feel like sandpaper?
Yes. Very much. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/orfeldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any color, but the most common colors are tan, brown, yellow, red, gray and pink, white. Since sandstone beds often form highly visible cliffs and other topographic features, certain colors of sandstone have been strongly identified with certain regions.
Is sandstone soft?
no its just like sand
How does limestone and sandstone smell?
like butthoe
Is sandstone like dirt?
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed of sand-sized minerals and rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and feldspar. As far as touching it goes, yes, it is like dirt. The texture feels like sandpaper, and kind of dusty.
What are rock sediments?
There are organic rocks, like Limestone, and clastic (composed of fragments), like Sandstone. Within these groups there are others, like coal is organic and siltstone is clastic, but even within limestone and sandstone, there are further categories. There's oolitic limestone, chalk and 'shelly' limestones; and arkose, desert sandstone, orthoquartzite (generic sandstone), and others. Conglomerate is an interesting one, if you are after a rock that is not 'normal'.
What are some sediment rocks?
There are organic rocks, like Limestone, and clastic (composed of fragments), like Sandstone. Within these groups there are others, like coal is organic and siltstone is clastic, but even within limestone and sandstone, there are further categories. There's oolitic limestone, chalk and 'shelly' limestones; and arkose, desert sandstone, orthoquartzite (generic sandstone), and others. Conglomerate is an interesting one, if you are after a rock that is not 'normal'.
What do sandstone look like?
a lot of sand compacted into layers
What is sandstone made up of?
Sandstone is made up of lightly compacted or cemented grains of sand. It should feel gritty to the finger and the grains should be visible. The grains will be mainly silica grains. [Finer grained material would be a siltstone, of which slate is a metamorphosed variety. ]
