- New Red Sandstone
New Red Sandstone (engl., spr. njū redd ßändstōn), Sandsteinbildung der Dyas- und der Triasformation (s. d.) in England.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
New Red Sandstone
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New Red Sandstone — Stratigraphic range: Permian to Triassic Lithology Primary Sandstone Other Arkose, conglomerate … Wikipedia
New Red Sandstone — New New (n[=u]), a. [Compar. {Newer} (n[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Newest}.] [OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw, OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ny, Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh, Gael.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
New Red Sandstone — noun (geology) An old name for the Permian and Trias • • • Main Entry: ↑new … Useful english dictionary
Red sandstone — Sandstone Sand stone , n. A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand. [1913 Webster] Note: Different names are applied to the various kinds of sandstone according to their… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Red sandstone — may refer to: *Old Red Sandstone *New Red Sandstone … Wikipedia
Old Red Sandstone — Stratigraphic range: Late Silurian to earliest Carboniferous Cross section showing quartz and chert pebbles in a sample from central England (scale bar is 10 mm). Type Geological formation … Wikipedia
old red sandstone — noun Usage: usually capitalized O&R&S : a thick series of fragmental chiefly sandstone rocks of nonmarine origin, predominantly red in color, and representing the Devonian system in some parts of Great Britain and elsewhere in northwestern Europe … Useful english dictionary
Old red sandstone — Old Old, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old, ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald, old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up, Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sandstone — is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand size mineral or rock grains. Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth s crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any color, but the most… … Wikipedia
Sandstone — Sand stone , n. A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand. [1913 Webster] Note: Different names are applied to the various kinds of sandstone according to their composition; as,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
