| 单词 | sandstone |
| 例句 | In the distance, the morning rays were barely touching the tips of the sandstone mesas. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Not far above the creek bottom the ramp ends, and a crude staircase appears, chiseled into the soft sandstone by Mormon cattlemen nearly a century ago. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z They were at the base of the sandstone mesa, which was now dark purple. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Sinclair received an exclusive lease to a reserve in Wyoming, which, because of the shape of a sandstone rock near it, was known as Teapot Dome. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He sits down on a section of stump at my table, which is a huge sandstone slab laid on three big boulders. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z When the fire is roaring hot, I rake the burning coals to one side, put the squash on the large sandstone slab at the bottom of the oven, and close the door. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The high red sandstone walls were far too lofty to be scaled by any normal creature. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Root drew a house of three stories with gables and a peaked roof, in red brick, buff sandstone, blue granite, and black slate; Burnham refined the drawings and guided construction. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The sun fell behind the sandstone rocks and the shadows grew darker. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z This from a guy who spends his days carving fossils out of sandstone using a chisel and a paintbrush. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The massive sandstone walls of the keep loomed above them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Behind the dense sandstone of the header, the Captain believed, was a vast, undiscovered coal seam. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I can tell it’s been recently cut because of the uneven tan on the skin visible between his shirt collar and the back of his fitted sandstone infantry cap. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Actually, the chaplain was almost good-looking, with a pleasant, sensitive face as pale and brittle as sandstone. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z But the sun would still stream in at those stone windows two feet thick, and, as it barred the mullions, it would catch a warmth of sandstone from them—the amber light of age. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Shops and stalls and storehouses huddled beneath a sandstone wall. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It’s beige sandstone. Large tall windows across the front and upstairs. The entry door sits in a diamond-shaped alcove.” Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On December 14, weary of paddling, he hauled the canoe far up the beach, climbed a sandstone bluff, and set up camp on the edge of a desolate plateau. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The ceremonies took place in the lovely sandstone amphitheater formed by the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Summer thunderstorms had carved ruts into the baked earth, exposing bits of gravel and shelves of sandstone in the process. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z The rocky ridge was rounded and seemed to be of some kind of sandstone with bits of darker stone layered and stuck into it. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z “In the old sandstone quarry,” the owl replied. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z There, for some unknowable reason, Everett twice etched the name Nemo—Latin for "nobody"—into the soft Navajo sandstone—and then vanished. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His steps inside sounded hollow, like a sandstone cave in the cliffs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The keep was three-sided, like Riverrun itself, and Lord Hester's solar was triangular as well, with a stone balcony that jutted out to the east like the prow of some great sandstone ship. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Pa’- to’ch was standing high and clear; months and years had no relation to the colors of gray slate and yellow sandstone circling it. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Next to them, sandstone gods with eight hands who sit cross-legged on lotus flowers watch over the temple ponds. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The yellow sandstone outcrop ran parallel to the big arroyo behind the bar. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Like the sandstone altar on which they had died, the shape of their lives had been determined years before—before the horses began their gallop, their sorrel bodies arching for that final collision. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He circled a large block of some dark green stone, upon which two men knelt facing each other, scrubbing the surface with a block of sandstone. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z When Matthias arrived at the wall he felt like patting the old red sandstone. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The nearby pond was bathed in a silver sheen, parts of the sandstone wall reflecting back a wavery bluish light. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z A few were light colored and appeared to be sandstone, an ocher yellow sandstone with a powdery fine texture he had never seen before. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z She was lying on a cold floor of sandstone blocks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was nothing but the wide expanse of flat desert, which reached toward the edge of the horizon, where massive sandstone plateaus stood that were as faint and round as orange clouds. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z The lower wall with its arched sandstone window frames held no difficulties for the tough squirrel. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z When they were sufficiently recovered to start again, Matthias tried the sandstone center rib of the window. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Now he realized, as his wheels bumped over the joints between the big sandstone slabs that made up the sidewalks, that he had never been inside. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z The sandstone and dirt they had taken from inside the mesa was piled in mounds, in long rows, like fresh graves. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Slowly he made his way upwards, like a long black reptile, his claws seeking hidden niches and crevices in the sandstone. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The steep, red sandstone sides were terraced halfway around into long flat shelves. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Everyone looked the same when they were cut out of granite and sandstone and their features were worn down to faded smiles and half-lidded eyes. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The reflection of its colors made the sandstone cliffs bright gold, and then deep red. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The shadows of the willow leaves made her skin look mottled and dark, the way the iron deposits streaked the yellow sandstone cliffs dark orange. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Their bodies worked rhythmically back and forth, and the sandstones produced a series of harsh, grating screeches that caused icy trickles to run down Ranofer’s spine and set his teeth to aching. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z She laid the willow sticks she had tied inside the small square enclosure, and he laid a flat sandstone over the opening at the top. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The sandstone cliffs were home to Buddhist monks who carved caves in them to use as living quarters and as sanctuary for weary traveling pilgrims. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It was some form of chalky granite, or a sandstone, but imbedded in it were large pieces of a darker stone, a harder and darker stone. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z The cloudy yellow sandstone of Enchanted Mesa was still smoky blue before dawn, and only a faint hint of yellow light touched the highest point of the mesa. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z On the opposite, northern side of the river are a series of sandstone ridges that reach down from the Guiana Shield in the north, halting close to the water’s edge. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z They concluded that lightning had struck a lump of sandstone on the ground; the idea of rocks falling from outer space was simply ridiculous. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He had believed that on certain nights, when the moon rose full and wide as a corner of the sky, a person standing on the high sandstone cliff of that mesa could reach the moon. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The rocks are sandstone and shale, which were laid down layer upon layer in an ancient sea that existed before the mountains rose. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The crows had been at them, but their crimson cloaks still showed bright against the sandstone walls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The temple, made of sandstone, was a massive pyramid-like structure in the shape of a chariot. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Lying face down on a low outcrop of red sandstone, Matthias drank his fill of the cool, sweet stream water. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Harley’s brown skin had gone as pale as the cloudy sandstone in the moonlight, and Tayo could see blood shining on his thighs and his fingertips. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The dark yellow plant from the rocky mesa top smelled like wet tobacco; she laid it beside the ocher sandstone. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z He twists his sandstone infantry cap in his hands. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z She wiggled her bare toes and looked up at the sandstone cliffs where the swallows were inside their round mud nests, making high-pitched noises. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The dark orange sandstone formation held springs like this one, all along the base of the sandstone where wind and erosion had cut narrow canyons into the rock. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Her steps took her to the sept, a seven-sided sandstone temple set amidst her mother's gardens and filled with rainbow light. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The first mice had built the Abbey of red sandstone quarried from pits many miles away in the north-east. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Tayo used to stand in the big sandstone cave and hold the siphon hose under the water in the shallow pool where the spring water splashed down from the west wall of the cave. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z To the west the yellow sandstone cliffs were beginning to catch the light. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z In any case, shortly after Ruess carved his mark into the sandstone, he departed Davis Gulch and mysteriously disappeared, apparently by design. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The rough sandstone floor smoked under Jason’s shoes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Remembering a sandstone ledge I had seen while prowling the woods, I went there. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The longer he knelt there, scrubbing away tediously with his glum companion, the more he desired to raise his chunk of sandstone and bring it down with a crack on Nebre’s head. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Pinkie pounded on the hood of the car, and the metallic booming echoed against the sandstone across the narrow valley. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The water oozed out from the dark orange sandstone at the base of the long mesa. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The valley was green, from the yellow sandstone mesas in the northwest to the black lava hills to the south. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The outer was red sandstone, thirty feet high and decorated with animals: snakes slithering, kites flying, fish swimming, intermingled with wolves of the red waste and striped zorses and monstrous elephants. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The she-elk was bigger than life, painted in pale lavender clay on the south face of sandstone, along the base of the cliff. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z Nebre stared a moment, still scrubbing the sandstone back and forth. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z There had been a massive slab of sandstone between the two mines, and my father had fought through it like he was in a war. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He dug around it, probing, probing busily until the soft half-formed sandstone gave beneath the blade. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Margaret did think the house very fine, but what she admired most was the architect who seemed so at ease among the cairns of sandstone and timber. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z They walked west across the long mesa where the old ones had piled stones in circles, high above the flat sandstone mesa top far above the canyons and springs. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The sun’s rays tinged the sandstone walls to a dull pink and clouded red. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z As the sun started to set, I saw its rays igniting the sandstone cliffs into a cayenne blaze. The girl in the cave: how a search for my former hermit's cell led to the old me 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Stonehenge’s familiar ring of vertical standing stones are made of sarsen — a local sandstone weighing roughly 25 tons each. Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Fallingwater was built out of hand-hewn sandstone, glass, concrete, steel — and smoldering indignation. In Frank Lloyd Wright Country, Architecture and Apple Pie 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z Nearby, a sandstone plaque of a ship marks the headquarters of the Free Skippers, who imposed tolls on boats entering the city. The adoration of Ghent: art, history and flavours in Flanders 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z A truly unforgettable guided float up the Colorado River through the geologically unique Glen Canyon between sheer sandstone walls that rise hundreds of feet to either side. In northern Arizona, ups and downs in the land of canyons 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z The next morning, after departing the tiny town of Gateway, the road opened up into a vast avenue of towering sandstone cliffs and scorching red earth — “road runner country,” as the locals call it. Biking the Open Road in Colorado, With a Few Bumps Along the Way 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Seeing for the first time its floral-topped columns, muscular sculptures and classical friezes emerge out of sandstone is as breathtaking as beholding the Colosseum or Machu Picchu. Exploring Jordan’s cultural fusion 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z A secluded high-altitude retreat surrounded by mountain peaks, sandstone quarries and a reserve of giant cactuses. Next Stop: Jujuy Region of Argentina Maintains Its Mystical Allure 2010-08-07T04:45:00Z The Siq canyon is mindblowing enough, cleaving through the rosy sandstone for more than a kilometre, but the puckered eruptions of rock that contain the ancient city are a masterpiece of natural beauty. Great desert adventures: readers’ travel tips 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z My mind flipped through stills of a tuxedoed James Bond pursuing a villain around the sandstone pillars, and flickered with imagined scenes of Ramses II striding the stone blocks more than 3,000 years ago. Ancient History Along the Nile 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z Aquia Creek — after which this particular kind of sandstone takes its name — is a tidal tributary of the Potomac about 40 miles south of D.C. Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z For RVers, this stretch of canyon country is a perfect winter journey thanks to the smaller crowds and ephemeral views of dazzling snow on red sandstone. The best winter road trips for RVs, from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to the Florida Keys 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z It is, she says, the second largest hand-cut sandstone building in the world. In West Virginia, a moving, respectful tour of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Built up after sandstone deposits were discovered in the late 1800s, Tenino thrived as builders across the country looked for stronger construction materials following fires in Seattle and San Francisco. A sweet slice of small-town Western Washington in Tenino 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Rounding the canyon rim, the path veered into a narrow crevice between massive sandstone blocks. A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z If a border existed between the Realm of Life and the Realm of Afterlife, Leila decided, it must be as permeable as sandstone.” After Her Heart Stops Beating, a Woman Continues to Think 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z “I would always be in there with my little pitch,” she said at a preview of the galleries, which are woven into an 1860s Gothic sandstone building that originally served as Yale’s art school. Antiques: Polar Artifacts, Murals at Yale Gallery, Old Dictionaries 2012-11-29T20:46:49Z Come prepared to climb giant sandstone formations, squeeze through tight passages and duck under exposed overhangs. A restless Virginia resident finds sights that evoke the West within driving distance 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Touring the enormous pink sandstone complex in 1858, Sir George Gilbert Scott called it aptly "the very height of masquerading". Britain's best views: Cheshire 2010-12-25T00:01:00Z The mesa ahead was a fortress, rearing up before us in a thousand-foot palisade of sandstone and shale; the world’s most intimidating layer cake. A Bicycle Tour Through Remote Southwest Canyon Country 2010-07-31T04:30:00Z The sandstone complex, with four towers, is a maze of dark alleys, cellars and a large banqueting hall supported by vaulted roofs. Hurt by division, Cyprus's Othello Tower gets new lease of life 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Within minutes, we were wandering through the heart of town, alternating narrow streets and wide boulevards lined with immaculately preserved Belle Epoque sandstone block buildings, five and six stories tall, faced with filigreed wrought-iron balustrades. In Spain’s northern Basque region, San Sebastian shines 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Geologists estimate huge windblown sand dunes hardened into what is called Navajo sandstone around 200 million years ago. She finally got to the Southwest’s most-photographed slot canyon. And it left her speechless. 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Pale sandstone walls rose up around us and caught the colors of sunrise. A Bicycle Tour Through Remote Southwest Canyon Country 2010-07-31T04:30:00Z For some, the town is synonymous with Tuscany, a nostalgic vision of wine shops that date back to the first Pope Benedict and old crinkly men playing bocce in 14th-century sandstone courtyards. Tuscany Without the Crowds 2010-03-05T03:55:00Z On the way, you pass a dazzling collection of reddish, weathered sandstones, which look like abstract sculptures. A Portugal of Pristine Beaches, Tiny Villages and Little Else 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z The path rose quickly, and just a half-mile later, I caught my breath at the summit, a soaring sandstone outcrop called Black Hawk Rock. In southwestern Wisconsin, the bucolic Driftless Area is an overlooked gem 2021-06-10T04:00:00Z A few more durable things, like the six-inch-high sandstone Buddha in the show’s first gallery, endured. Art Review: In ‘Lost Kingdoms,’ National Treasures From Asian Countries 2014-04-10T23:05:18Z The Furnace is a maze of sandstone walls, narrow passageways and dead-end canyons strewn with car-size boulders. Two hikers blaze their own trail at Utah’s Arches National Park 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z To stop the swaying, the conservators used flugger, a type of filler, and acrylic paint they mixed to resemble the color of sandstone. ‘Art doctors’ help keep the collection healthy at Smithsonian American Art Museum 2021-08-09T04:00:00Z The evenly grained Aquia sandstone is known as a freestone because it can be freely cut and chiseled in any direction without shattering or splitting. Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z I’m quickly dwarfed by undulating red sandstone formations. Classic rock: Exploring the spectacular landscape of south-central Utah 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z With one tape-bandaged hand lodged in that chalk-dusted crack in Utah, a climber rests a cheek on the sandstone as she holds herself several meters above the ground. From the Highest Heights to the Lowest Depths, in Photographs 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z While the buildings were grand enough — imposing four-story Georgian sandstone terraces featuring giant sash windows and colonnades — the inhabitants weren't always. Scotsman, You Don't Have to Put On the Red Light 2010-05-27T14:05:00Z Claudia Mitchell, a potter from Acoma Pueblo in New Mexico, gathers clay on a mesa between two sandstone rock formations, hammer and pick at the ready. Relationships Carved From Clay Bring New Partners to Museums 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Named for the sandstone industry that flourished in the early 1900s in nearby Tenino, the distillery uses Washington-grown grains to make its gin, vodka and whiskey. $99 Road Trip: Bacon whiskey and apple fritters along Olympia’s back roads 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z After the high-season summer crowds have left, the ruins of elaborate housing warrens tucked under sandstone overhangs remain more peaceful. Summer’s Not Over Yet! 8 Ways to Extend Your Vacation 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z Even on the drive, you get a close-up look at multicolored sandstone cliffs and rugged arroyos carved by tributaries of the Red River. Fall Mountain Escapes 2010-09-16T18:31:00Z Another carved Buddha, a piece of sandstone so weathered it is little more than a lump, faces a similarly blank screen. Nam June Paik: Watch with Buddha 2010-12-19T21:30:02Z The highlight of the hike was an unusual rock formation about 30 minutes along, dubbed Hangman’s Cave, a slab of sandstone overhanging the road with a circular hole in it. Sydney?s Convict Past 2010-12-31T19:55:08Z Easy for You To See A National Wild and Scenic River meanders among more than 100 sandstone arches―the largest group east of the Rocky Mountains. Kentucky's Red River Gorge 2010-04-07T20:54:00Z I hiked across 200-million-year-old sandstone cliffs and New Mexico’s youngest lava flow at Lava Falls Trail that — thankfully — was well marked with rock cairns. A monumental journey through New Mexico 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z The 20-acre sandstone maze was created some 400 million years ago during the last ice age, purportedly from permafrost and ice wedging, which created large crevices that began as tiny cracks in the soft sandstone. A restless Virginia resident finds sights that evoke the West within driving distance 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Large sandstone formations rose from the rolling expanse of sand. In Saudi Arabia, a Kingdom to Myself 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z It was, however, built by children – little boys doing men's work, barefoot, lugging huge slabs of sandstone as big as their chests. The son also rises: Jim Loach directs his first film 2011-03-31T22:00:02Z Rainwater, pouring off both sides of the ridge's more resistant sandstone cap, splashed into the softer stone below. Visit the South's Arch Country 2011-05-18T13:20:07.640Z And even if they were all dressed in variations on racy, lacy black, they may soon be in sunrise pink tints and white sandstone colors — the chosen hues of the Ferragamo designer Massimiliano Giornetti. Ferragamo Shows Resort Wear in the Louvre in Paris 2012-06-13T07:30:26Z One of the oldest cities in the world, Petra was occupied thousands of years BC, though it is believed the spectacular sandstone city was built in the 3rd century BC by the Nabatean Arabs. 10 virtual tours of the world’s most famous landmarks 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z On Friday the museum confirmed accounts from Cambodian officials that it intended to repatriate the statues, known as the “Kneeling Attendants,” life-size sandstone masterpieces that flanked a doorway in the Met’s Southeast Asian galleries. The Met to Return Statues to Cambodia 2013-05-03T16:43:40Z Stonework for paths and waterways was reset or carved afresh with 60 craftsmen hand-chiseling more than 11,000 linear feet of sandstone edging. The real magic of the Taj Mahal 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The feeling persisted the following day as we trekked through Isalo National Park, a canyon land of wind-and-water-eroded sandstone gorges and rock towers. In Madagascar, an island with unique species is a biking biologist’s dream 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z Highlights include visiting the plateau’s striking sandstone rock formations and exploring the Lakes of Ounianga, a Unesco World Heritage Site. New Travel Options to Chad 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z When concrete replaced sandstone, the town’s fortunes waned. $99 Road Trip: Bacon whiskey and apple fritters along Olympia’s back roads 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z We hiked down a path to a crescent-shaped cove with red sandstone cliffs and a stream running toward the ocean. The girl in the cave: how a search for my former hermit's cell led to the old me 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Not taking photos in Long Canyon, a seven-mile-long one with sheer golden and dark red sandstone walls that stretch several hundred feet high, takes more self-discipline than turning around in Lower Muley Twist Canyon did. Classic rock: Exploring the spectacular landscape of south-central Utah 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Inscribed on its sandstone facade are the names of great artists in the European tradition: Praxiteles, Giotto, Donatello, Raphael, Michaelangelo, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens and Gainsborough. Sydney’s Major Art Museum, Mired in a Dispute, Falls Behind Its Rivals 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Rangers at the visitors center had suggested following the unpaved Hole-in-the-Rock Road to Collet Top Road, where a washout leads to dinosaur tracks made along a white sandstone ridge about 77 million years ago. On a dino crusade in Utah, tracks don’t always follow the map 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Unlike other similar palaces — the poetic pink sandstone Jaipur House, say, now the National Gallery of Modern Art — Bikaner House met a drearier fate as government offices and a bus depot. An Airy Store in a New Delhi Palace 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z The old town’s three miles of medieval shopping arcades, built from local sandstone, allow city folk to shop in comfort, protected from the elements. A local’s guide to Berne, Switzerland: 10 top tips 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z He also left the museum a magnificent eighth-century high-relief sandstone Buddha, which had been chiseled free from a cave wall in northern China by unknown hands. Harvard Art Museums, Revamped and Reopened 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Those items include the elephant-headed Ganesha, a bronze seated Buddha and a sandstone Buddha. U.S. Returns 30 Reportedly Looted Cambodian Antiquities 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z It was a "sandstone cutting" or holloway that ran over "the ridge of a half-moon of low, rabbit-cropped hills, the horns of which rested upon the sea". Robert Macfarlane: rereading Geoffrey Household's Rogue Male 2013-03-15T12:03:22Z Jaipur is known as the Pink City, built with sandstone and blushed with paint in 1876 to welcome the Prince of Wales. 36 Hours in Jaipur 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Just outside town lie the badlands of Bardenas Reales natural park, an extraordinary semi-desert landscape where water and wind has carved canyons, plateaus and fantastical shapes out of the clay, chalk and sandstone. Spain, swords and sorcery: how Tudela enchanted the Game of Thrones producers 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z The wash follows a canyon whose walls of striped pink sandstone become higher and narrower as you trek. At Three National Monuments, Quiet Trails and Questions About the Future 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z About halfway in, the big climbing begins, and you’ll pass several huge chunks of Chuckanut sandstone, topping out on the dome cliffs, with great views of the San Juan Islands to the west. Take a spring hike and explore a favorite Bellingham neighborhood 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Isozaki finally built the museum as a village of platonic solids clad in a richly textured red Indian sandstone, with large pyramidal skylights illuminating the serene galleries below. Arata Isozaki, Prolific Japanese Architect, Dies at 91 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z The Red River Gorge is a place where mighty sandstone arches rise to the heavens and forest niches hide delicate wildflowers that grow nowhere else on the planet. Kentucky's Red River Gorge 2010-04-07T20:54:00Z This culinary fever also has spread from the traditional tourist area, the sandstone crumbling Old City, to Tbilisi’s more contemporary quarters across the Kura River. Humble Magic in Georgian Capital’s Restaurant Renaissance 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Visit the Tenino Depot Museum, a sandstone building that looks much as it did in 1914, when it was the Northern Pacific railway depot for trains running between Seattle and Portland. A sweet slice of small-town Western Washington in Tenino 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Bordered by sandstone outcroppings and dotted with pinon and juniper, the location served as a perfect backdrop for an unprecedented venture into high-tech public art by the Navajo Nation and the state of New Mexico. NM, Navajo Nation team up for public art project 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z His friend, a fellow fossil hunter named Mark Eatman, followed a bone trail up a sandy ravine and noticed what looked like a pelvis protruding from the sandstone side of a hill. Dinosaur Skeletons Headed to Auction, Not Museum 2013-07-29T22:33:04Z Inspired by the precolonial landscape, the newly contoured headland edged in sandstone features a shoreside promenade and, temporarily, the Copenhagen restaurant Noma, which will take up residency this month for 10 weeks. 52 Places to Go in 2016 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z “Thrall to their freedom, I dug and hoarded./Orchards fruited above clefts. I drank from honeycombs of chill sandstone.” Geoffrey Hill, Dense and Allusive British Poet, Is Dead at 84 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z The study also provided grounds for identifying another mummy as Akhenaten, Tut’s father, whose sandstone visage grandly overlooks the entrance to one gallery. Exhibition Review: King Tut Reigns at the Discovery Center and the Met 2010-04-22T22:18:00Z Ride the rotating cable car up the 3,560-foot granite and sandstone mountain for glorious sunset views of Cape Town. 36 Hours: 36 Hours in Cape Town 2011-10-27T19:11:06Z Mariann and I pitched our tent at Twelvemile Beach and hiked from the Hurricane River to Au Sable Lighthouse, clambering over sandstone outcrops, investigating the remains of shipwrecks. Modern Love: A Side Order of Romance, Please 2011-06-23T21:59:15Z After hiking the 1.5-mile Triceratops Trail in Golden to see fossilized dinosaur tracks, I continued south to Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater, a concert stage framed by 300-million-year-old sandstone monoliths. Driving an Electric Car on Colorado’s Scenic Byways 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z The trail shoots into a valley of second-growth hardwoods enveloped by scalloped sandstone cliffs. A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Carved out of pale, lightly striated sandstone from a nearby Pasadena quarry, it is a little less than twice life-size, weighs 275lb, and is pinned to a cube of polished black granite. Charlie Parker: a genius distilled 2010-03-21T21:30:00Z Three million tourists a year come to this town of barely 10,000, nestled among towering rusty sandstone rock formations in the northern Verde valley. Spiritual Sedona: the Arizona town bursting with positive vibes 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z We bought a large slab of sandstone with bones sticking out of it and brought it back to our workshop in Charmouth. Dinosaur heads, antiques and Victorian curios to feature in London art fair 2010-06-02T16:20:00Z The trails are surrounded by massive sandstone monuments, shadow-filled gorges that frame Zion Canyon, and the Kolob Canyons, which are particularly breathtaking at sunset. Here’s what to do on a weekend getaway to Zion National Park in Utah 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Built in 1792 to allow fishwives to carry the catch to market, there are 337 stone steps zigzagging down the steep cliff at Ulbster to a sandstone amphitheatre of a harbour. Scotland has been voted the world’s most beautiful country – here’s why 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z Cambodia Is Seeking 2nd Statue The Cambodian government has asked the United States to help it recover a 10th-century Khmer sandstone statue from the Norton Simon Museum in California. Cambodia Now Seeking Return of Norton Simon Statue 2012-09-29T01:30:53Z But what makes Aquia Creek sandstone easy to shape also makes its exterior susceptible to weathering and erosion. Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Then you climb down a precarious set of stairs built into the sandstone cliff, before you reach the beach. A Portugal of Pristine Beaches, Tiny Villages and Little Else 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z Sharp points of orange sandstone emerged from a layer of conglomerate rock — from a certain angle, it appeared to be a dinosaur-tooth greeting from the past. A Lighthouse to Call Your Own 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Acoma, also known as Sky City, sits atop a 367-foot-high sandstone bluff in western New Mexico, and is utterly exposed to the elements. Photographer Edward S. Curtis’s Southwest 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z An eight-minute walk — past Castle Williams, a circular red sandstone fortification from the early 19th century — brings you to Colonels Row, a string of stately brick officers’ residences. On Governors Island, Art Interventions Are Everywhere 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Scientists say this small museum, built atop a sandstone slab, holds some of the best preserved dinosaur tracks in the world. On a dino crusade in Utah, tracks don’t always follow the map 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Swanson’s coat is here; its stepped designs in shades of black and sandstone conjure up Navajo art and its desert environment. Art Review: Swatches Illuminate a Painter?s Other Art 2011-03-17T22:16:56Z They appear faint because they are sandstone, which gets eroded more easily in a flash flood. From Fashion to a Fantasia in Stone 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z “They get that amount of rain once every 20 years,” he said, adding that waterfalls were rolling off Uluru, the massive sandstone rock formation. Under the Stars with Shiraz and Scorpions 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Near the bridge the pathway travels through a 20-foot-deep cutout in the sandstone, with about 30 rock anchors on each side helping to keep the sides from collapsing. Journeys: In Nevada, the Viewing Has Begun From the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge 2011-01-28T19:55:00Z Across the gold-and-russet sandstone canyon, the brawny rock formations sprouted contemporary art: an iridescent spaceshiplike sculpture, a glinting metal tunnel, a scattering of brightly painted spheres. Art Rises in the Saudi Desert, Shadowed by Politics 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z Newcastle crown court is an imposing red sandstone building that dominates the quay by the river Tyne, fronted by pillars and a wall of tinted windows. 'It's always high drama. It's somebody's life at stake': inside British rape trials 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z The sandstone was buffed a tawny red, with sculpted, soaring cliffs all about us. A Grand Canyon and slot-canyon challenge for the mostly over-the-hill set Over millions of years, the wind painstakingly eroded the sandstone, resulting in a stunning tract of beach-like sand inside a rock cave, accented by a trickling waterfall. A restless Virginia resident finds sights that evoke the West within driving distance 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Natural stone floors — like marble, slate, travertine, granite, and sandstone — have long been in favor as kitchen flooring options and signal a luxury, high-end kitchen like few other things can. 5 best kitchen floor materials to weather all the spills and stains 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z From this same trail, visitors can scramble to the top of White Rocks, wide sandstone cliffs once used as a guidepost for westward-bound settlers in the late 1700s. A restless Virginia resident finds sights that evoke the West within driving distance 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z We bought tickets afresh, rushed in breathlessly and there he was, squished between two sandstone lions, waiting patiently to be rescued. It Took Me a Long Time to Come Out as a ‘Plushie’ Lover 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z To transport the sandstone blocks to the new federal city, skids — or what were sometimes called “stone boats” — were pulled by oxen to a wharf. Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z From the Shelter Cove trailhead at Black Sands Beach, the going was slow on spongy black sand and tumbled sandstones that were hard to grip as our boots sank inches with each step. On California’s Lost Coast: Sea Lions, Surf and Squiggly Roads 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z For miles around us, sandstone fins, arches and balancing rock formations glowed with a pale, surreal light. Take a road trip to Utah’s Red Rock Country 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z Here, wind and waves have carved out sandstone into a freewheeling piece of art. On Wisconsin Islands, a Warm Welcome and Brisk Waters 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z And something suitably reflective by Arvo Part might have been dug up to accompany the vintage footage showing the chromatic sandstone caverns of Glen Canyon that have long since been inundated to create Lake Powell. Review: ‘The Colorado,’ a Music-Driven Eco-Documentary 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The signs are coy at first, on the westbound 118 Freeway, cleaving through sandstone crags that are 70 million years old. California will never stop burning 2019-11-03T04:00:00Z On the whole the image is naturalistic in a way that the purely Indian equivalents being carved from sandstone farther south were not. Art Review: When East Met West Under the Buddha?s Gaze 2011-08-10T23:20:02Z “Upon entering the property, you see stately York sandstone flags and an ancient gate,” says Kent. A Garden Designed to Run Wild 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Its uniform, gleaming surface highlights the way in which the building, constructed from red sandstone mined by hand from the same site, seems to emerge as if organically from the rocky plateau. Review | ‘Peacock in the Desert’ offers a rare look at Indian art and a royal court 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z Isolated by the white sandstone cliffs of the Waterpocket Fold and with mostly cloudless weather conditions, it’s ideal for stargazing. National Parks Gear Up for Summer Rush 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z Branches frame scenes, painted on sheepskin, of sandstone fortresses and camels along the Silk Road. The Top 10 Cheap (and Well-Traveled) Places to Eat in 2016 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z The home is fronted by sandstone and has a slate roof, with stone shingles. In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z Hiking below massive sandstone cliffs to the summit is the grand finale. Five Active African Getaways for Travelers Looking to Explore on Foot 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z I sat down on a hard ledge and leaned against a sandstone column from the 13th century B.C. Tourists are trickling back to Egypt 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z The hikes: Easy walks through a coastal rain forest, waterfalls and sandstone cliffs await visitors at this wilderness park along the Kanaka Creek, just five miles from downtown Maple Ridge. Escape from Vancouver: A biking adventure through B.C.’s gorgeous countryside 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z I was wandering the city’s historic waterfront district, known as the Rocks, down one of the original lanes, hand-hewn by forced convict labor from honey-colored sandstone. Sydney?s Convict Past 2010-12-31T19:55:08Z Three sculptures make uninspired use of the worn sandstone steps from the home of Ms. Skaer’s father. Lucy Skaer: ‘Sticks & Stones’ and ‘Random House’ 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Also in the “Art and the Divine” gallery, an eighth-century Indian sandstone sculpture of a dancing Ganesha is accompanied by a video showing a contemporary dancer evoking the elephantine god’s movements. Reimagining the Divine Art of Asia at the Philadelphia Museum of Art 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z My guide, Sven Burghardt, who spoke with a thick, cheerful German accent, was proud to share the relatively hidden red sandstone wonder. A Glasgow Architect’s Masterpiece Is Damaged, but Not His Magic 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The building that Japanese architect Arata Isozaki designed for the Museum of Contemporary Art on Grand Avenue is known for its quieter qualities: the sunken levels and the demure, red sandstone facade. Painter Jonas Wood turns Arata Isozaki's MOCA exterior into building-sized art canvas 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z Downtown isn’t much, just the county courthouse with its sandstone tower, a few rowdy-looking bars and a largely vacant Main Street; the smelter closed years ago. Personal Journeys: Would a Gay Man Be Welcomed Home in Montana? 2013-08-21T16:14:33Z On the rack: a batch of blazingly warm, painted-desert colors in regal fabrics: burnt sienna, sunrise peach, sandstone orange — and all the pieces were hu-u-u-uge. | Creatures of Comfort: Clothes Fit for Woman or Beast 2010-10-05T22:07:00Z The large garden terrace is intentionally a little overgrown and wild, with an original sandstone fountain. Bold and brave: design in a rental house 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z The earliest housing in Ultimo was built of sandstone, a material in which the achievement of flares and frills is relatively easy. Frank Gehry's new building looks like five scrunched-up brown bags 2011-01-09T22:30:00Z Derision crept into the most solemn scenes carved in sandstone on the Egyptian model. Review: The Mysteries of Meroe 2010-05-21T12:00:00Z The naturally formed amphitheater tucked in the foothills west of Denver has two, 300-foot sandstone monoliths, dubbed Ship Rock and Creation Rock. Denver: Red Rocks venue safe after rocks injure 7 2011-09-12T18:48:08Z The team scoured quarries in eastern Oklahoma and Arkansas to bring richly-veined sandstone in myriad hues to the park. Transforming Tulsa, Starting with a Park 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z He built the main part of Crow House in 1920 and 1921, using chestnut tree trunks as beams and hauling rocks from a nearby sandstone quarry in a Ford Model T. Efforts to Preserve Henry Varnum Poor’s House and Its History Have Stalled 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z Royal palms and a high wall of mildewed sandstone conceal Caliente’s thousands of members from the highway. Purists v partiers: the battle between two popular nudist resorts 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Made of the country’s native materials like limestone, granite, marble, sandstone, gravel, and dolomite, the sculptural space mimics the caves found in Gunung Mulu National Park. A first look at BIG’s design for Malaysia Square, a public space within London’s Battersea Power Station 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z Like their Egyptian neighbors, Nubian royals were commemorated in death with steep sandstone pyramids built over their tombs. 8 Awe-Inspiring Pyramids From Around the World 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Gehry was not the obvious choice to design an expansion for the elegant Beaux Arts institution, which is marked by grand columns and golden sandstone. Gehry redesign of art museum yields more space 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Arches has a wide variety of trails and walks, most geared toward allowing visitors an opportunity to experience the wonders of the sandstone arches, and the erosion that created them, up close. Two hikers blaze their own trail at Utah’s Arches National Park 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z With towels over our shoulders, we all ambled down to North Head, a sandstone bluff at Bondi’s entrance marked in places with Aboriginal carvings, then plunged from a rocky ledge straight into the churning ocean. In Sydney, Lively Culture Amid Natural Beauty 2014-04-11T18:04:18Z Dusty streets and fly-specked shacks give way to beaches whose striated sandstone towers make striking backdrops for car chases through the sand. Review: A Classic Western Sheriff on the Other Side of the World 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z It runs west through deep sandstone canyons for 46 miles until it joins the regulated Green River, which flows south from Wyoming. What a Trip: Merrily down the Yampa River A neo-Renaissance-style sandstone structure, it sprawls and swirls across an entire city block, offering a first hint of Hamburg’s longstanding vanity and ambition. 36 Hours: Hamburg, Germany 2012-01-19T16:06:15Z Gallery officials said the neo-Gothic sandstone building was the world's first purpose-built portrait gallery when it opened on Queen Street in Edinburgh's New Town in 1889 to the design of architect Sir Robert Rowand Anderson. Scotland's portrait gallery fulfils 120-yr-old dream 2011-11-29T16:39:58Z One pierced sandstone chunk will be on loan to the Cooper Hewitt show. Renewed Interest for Lockwood de Forest’s Designs 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z In late afternoon, though, when the low sun strikes the sandstone, it warms to a rich color known only to nature, glowing like a kind of molten rainbow. Visit the South's Arch Country 2011-05-18T13:20:07.640Z Sedona, two hours north of Phoenix, sits in a stunning panorama of red sandstone, above. 2010-02-09T22:19:00Z But his sandstone sculpture of a horse earned him entry into the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Lucian Freud, Adept Portraiture Artist, Dies at 88 2011-07-21T19:28:45Z The rocks and caves of a reef of Triassic sandstone in Cheshire are the axis of the balance, the navel of the universe, the centre that must hold. Boneland by Alan Garner – review 2012-08-29T09:05:01Z We approach the sandstone whiskey shed, which provides welcome shade from the fierce sun. In excellent spirits: Whiskey tours in Tasmania This one, from the collection of the Bagan Archaeological Museum, is larger, older — from the 11th century — and carved from sandstone. Review: Exploring ‘Buddhist Art of Myanmar’ at Asia Society 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The trenches mechanically displaced tons of desert sandstone across a natural indentation in the mesa. R.H. Quaytman makes paintings as sculptures, mysterious and seductive at their best 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z There are ancient sandstone and shale beds, and more recent fossil-bearing limestone. Deep in the heart of Big Bend National Park 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z At the base of Green Mountain, it offers easy access to trails and hiking up into the famous Flatirons, numbered and distinctive sandstone rock formations on Green Mountain’s eastern flank. In Boulder, Colo., Back to Nature at Very High Altitudes 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Jay and I wondered what the climb back out would be like as we made our way down a wide, smooth, but radically tilted carapace of sandstone toward Upper Calf Creek Falls. At Three National Monuments, Quiet Trails and Questions About the Future 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z You’ll watch with your hands over your eyes as 21 fearless mountain bikers carve their own paths down the unruly sandstone ridges of Virgin, Utah. What’s on TV Friday: ‘Goliath’ and ‘Haters Back Off!’ 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z The vineyard rises from 400 to 800 feet above sea level on Goldridge soils, a mix of sandy loam and sandstone from an ancient seabed that helps control vine vigor. The man who brings science to the modern art of winemaking 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z The sandstone charlatans are presented as if in a museum, complete with such winking ownership details as “property of a gentleman.” In the galleries: D.C. artist summons the supernatural in the everyday 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z I climbed up the sandstone, rolled out my sleeping bag, and pulled out my journal. The girl in the cave: how a search for my former hermit's cell led to the old me 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z Miles and miles of rough country rolled to the horizon, a leafy sandstone valley sprouting interior courtyards and alleyways, the swollen sun overhead. This North Dakota Bike Trail Is Stunning. Just Hope You Survive It. 2016-09-13T04:00:00Z A trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art would seem to reflect that notion: The Temple of Dendur, with its weatherworn sandstone, could fit in naturally with the earth tones of “Aida” or “The Mummy.” Temple of Dendur’s Lost Colors Brought to Life at the Met 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z The muscular prairie rattlesnake coiled partly under a ledge, camouflaged by the surrounding sandstone. Lots of wildlife and no crowds at North Dakota’s Roosevelt National Park 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z In New York, even before Monday’s final approval, workers for the conservancy had begun chiseling away the sandstone sections of the wall using pneumatic devices and hand tools. Decades After the Central Park Jogger Attack, a City Marks Its Mistake 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z A statue of “Our Lady of Peace” dominates one hill, a sandstone church anchors the center of the town, and the sea shimmers in the distance. In Spain, Mir??s Majorca 2011-07-15T18:55:00Z His relationship with the sandstone grew, and with his earliest sculptures people began to refer to him as the Sandman. Lonnie Holley’s Life of Perseverance, and Art of Transformation 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Outside in the rose garden, approximately 2,500 bushes harbor flowers chosen to match the warm ocher tones of the sandstone building. In France, Narbonne takes a turn in the international spotlight 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z And the enormous dining room, at once airy and filled with deeply upholstered chairs and banquettes, features both large sandstone sculptures and a steel reflecting pool in which float lotus blossoms under candlelight. Restaurant Review: Crosstown Tour of India 2011-03-30T05:16:52Z On his left were pine and oak, on his right the fields and hills.He came to the grey block of sandstone that stood at the border of the path and was called the Goldenstone. Reading group: The Weirdstone of Brisingamen's real-life map 2012-08-24T15:04:55Z The storm that had blown in that afternoon had eased up for the moment, and in the distance I could just make out the sandstone spires of the St.-Michel church still shrouded in fog. In Quebec, a Winter Celebration on Skis 2013-01-25T18:23:12Z In addition to restoring the massive red sandstone and marble pavilion, and its garden, the project included the restoration of 10 smaller mausoleums dating to the 16th century. The real magic of the Taj Mahal 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z In Kalbarri, dramatic sandstone cliffs rose up out of turquoise seas. My mum only had a few months to live. So we rented a van and took a road trip 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Lines of pilgrims squeezed through a narrow sandstone entrance to the Church of the Nativity to visit the grotto where Christian faithful believe Jesus was born. Christmas cheer at Jesus's traditional birthplace of Bethlehem 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z In the museum are dozens of important works: enormous, captivating canvases splashed with color, or darkened with bold black paint, all hung in a cool cavern of sandstone. In Spain, Mir??s Majorca 2011-07-15T18:55:00Z He lives with his wife, two sons, and two pet wolves in a complex of historic buildings in Benjamin that includes a jail with 2-foot-thick sandstone walls. Driving Through the Heart of Texas 2010-03-24T20:56:00Z He’s “running barefoot and bare-assed across the sharp sandstone rimrock above the lights of town.” Review: In ‘Dog Run Moon,’ Men So Lonesome, They Could Cry 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z These, too, were supposed to look different from one another, with multiple sandstone hues and painted cornices, assorted roof lines and the varied placement of large open bays. | West 71st Street: Row Houses Gone Wild 2010-12-12T05:00:00Z In “Matalla Moon”—named after a series of Neolithic sandstone caves on the Greek island of Crete, which Mitchell also writes about in her song “Carey”—she ends with a goofy, mischievous verse: Joni Mitchell Discusses Her New Book of Early Songs and Drawings 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z An amalgam of undulating sandstone peaks, lush forests and moss-covered ravines, parts of it are utterly spectacular, not least the famous Bastei Bridge, which looks out across the wide, dreamy expanses of the Elbe valley. Lockdown escapes: where I’ll visit when this is over 2020-03-28T04:00:00Z A six-mile, out-and-back, mostly flat hike past Navajo sandstone cliffs and granaries and pictographs left by the Fremont people who inhabited the area from A.D. Classic rock: Exploring the spectacular landscape of south-central Utah 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z The Musenhang vineyard is a cool site high on a slope in the foothills of the Haardt Mountains of southwestern Germany, where the vines are planted on limestone and sandstone. 10 Reasons You Should Give Riesling Another Look 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z Thirty minutes later, we passed through a lavish carved gate and entered what looked like a palace or temple: buildings made of that orange brick, their doors shrouded in ornate sandstone carving. Finding the Other, Cheaper Side of Bali 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z The interactive digital pathways include routes around the mausoleum itself, reflecting pool, paradise gardens and ornate red sandstone mosque. 10 virtual tours of the world’s most famous landmarks 2020-03-30T04:00:00Z In 1992, he planted four and a half acres of sandstone terraces, primarily with white grapes, and produced his first vintage in 1998. The Wines of Irouléguy, in French Basque Country 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z In a small village near Ha’il, three sandstone steles were dug up within the last four decades. Review: 'Routes of Arabia'' Exhibition at Louvre Is Startling 2010-07-23T11:56:00Z As you drive down, slowly being enveloped by the looming red sandstone formations, it feels like, well, like entering a valley of fire. Leaving Las Vegas for Natural Beauty and More 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z Fort, known as Sonar Quila or “Golden Fort” for the way sun lights its sandstone walls from amber to gold throughout the day, was a major draw for my visit. Personal Journeys: Scenes of India, From a Fort and a Camel 2014-03-28T17:24:40Z It may be Arches National Park in Utah and the sandstone tower in it called Three Penguins. The National Park Service, at 100, Gets Its Own Film 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z The Indian Museum in Kolkata has a monumental example: a tall sandstone railing dated around 100 B.C. that once encircled a stupa at Bharhut in central India. A Memory Museum, Courtesy of a Critic-Curator 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z I reached the summit as the sun lit up the opening of the North Window and its red sandstone rocks. In Utah, celebrating eight decades at five national parks 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z We also made it to nearby Coral Pink Sand Dunes State Park, where the boys careened across dunes created by the erosion of Navajo sandstone in the middle Jurassic period. On a dino crusade in Utah, tracks don’t always follow the map 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Its interior was a labyrinth of alleys dotted with havelis — sandstone buildings, hundreds of years old, covered from stoop to roof in intricate carvings of gods, geometric symbols and mythological depictions. Personal Journeys: Scenes of India, From a Fort and a Camel 2014-03-28T17:24:40Z That winter she was on more equal footing with him rock climbing as they exchanged climbing leads hundreds of feet up on vertical sandstone cliffs in Red Rock Canyon in Las Vegas. ‘Adventure Partners’ Find Sure Footing Together 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z We scouted numerous mature bald eagles on snags and studied chalky gypsum outcrops in 200foot cliffs of red sandstone and mudstone. In Nova Scotia, tidal-bore rafting offers a uniquely muddy adventure 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z There’s nothing demure at all about a second, sandstone yogini from Uttar Pradesh. Art Review: ‘Yoga: The Art of Transformation’ at Sackler Gallery 2014-01-02T22:01:19Z The gorgeous rust-colored outcroppings of sandstone are the most obvious attraction — the auburn cliffs, some thousands of feet high, look down on Joshua trees, agave and other flora and fauna of the eastern Mojave Desert. Leaving Las Vegas for Natural Beauty and More 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z An upper canyon trail in the Cliff Falls area follows sandstone canyons with wooden footbridges and views of waterfalls. Escape from Vancouver: A biking adventure through B.C.’s gorgeous countryside 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z The state forest and preserve are both open for public exploration of the high-elevation forests, sandstone cliffs and rocky outcrops. A restless Virginia resident finds sights that evoke the West within driving distance 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z He was so overwhelmed he chiseled a cave for meditation in a vast sandstone cliff about 15 miles from the city center at a place now known as the Mogao Caves. 1,000 Years of Art at the Edge of the Gobi Desert 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z We strolled past cottages with thatched roofs and walls made of honey-colored Cotswold sandstone. In the Cotswolds, a weekend on a farm B&B “My grandmother taught me how to forage,” said Sigita the following day, as we set off on foot past sandstone cliffs into Gauja national park – the oldest and largest of the four in Latvia. The wood life: my four days immersed in Latvia's forests 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The guesthouse is a complex of elegant buildings in traditional Balinese orange brick and adorned with carved sandstone as elegant as the sculptures, with one big difference between the two family businesses: the price. Finding the Other, Cheaper Side of Bali 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Delhi and Lahore’s sandstone forts and grand mosques were all constructed by the Mughal empire, and both countries were later part of British colonial India. Guns and tourists: Aboard the unlikely India-Pakistan 'friendship bus' 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Capitol Reef has a huge gray sandstone dome that reminds some people of the U.S. In Utah, celebrating eight decades at five national parks 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z It takes a certain kind of courage to pose a small stuffed animal against a 7th century sandstone sculpture and not care what other tourists think. It Took Me a Long Time to Come Out as a ‘Plushie’ Lover 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z On a pedestal nearby is a sandstone sculpture of a nude male torso by Cecil de Blaquière Howard that could be mistaken for an ancient Roman artifact. Art Review: ?Youth and Beauty? at Brooklyn Museum - Review 2011-11-03T14:00:00Z In the shadows of the holloway, the narrator digs a cave out of the sandstone. Robert Macfarlane: rereading Geoffrey Household's Rogue Male 2013-03-15T12:03:22Z At the end of the night, Carlile closed with an a cappella version of “Amazing Grace” with the landmark venue, walled by two massive sandstone monoliths, illuminated by cellphone lights. Brandi Carlile’s Grammy dominance heartens LGBTQ fans, with her since day one 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z The temple was enchanting, with elegant orange brick and elaborate sandstone carvings. In Indonesia, Many Islands and Many Faces 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z The third artifact, a black sandstone sculpture depicting a Bodhisattva, a male deity, was taken from a site in either the Indian states of Bihar or Bengal. ArtsBeat: Federal Officials Return Looted Antiquities to India 2014-01-14T19:42:57Z And visitors to the dam can’t avoid seeing the bridge, which stretches out above them, its delicate concrete-and-steel arch spanning the sandstone walls of Black Canyon. Journeys: In Nevada, the Viewing Has Begun From the Hoover Dam Bypass Bridge 2011-01-28T19:55:00Z That sandstone contains a particularly pure form of crystalline silica. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z The sandstone temple was built around 15 B.C. on the west bank of the Nile, roughly 600 miles south of Cairo. ‘I Was Here I Was I,’ a Kate Soper Work 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z On the van drive to the Narrows, guide Bill Westerhoff with Zion Adventure Co. pointed out trails closed by landslides and the reddish-brown hues of iron oxide permeating the sheer sandstone faces. Four seasons, four stunning national parks 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z The public areas are paved with sandstone tile from India, while the floors in the bedrooms are pine. A Former Art Director's Modern Desert Retreat 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The lawyers are trying to help Cambodia recover the artwork, a 500-pound sandstone statue, which Sotheby’s in New York still hopes to sell for millions of dollars on behalf of its current owner. Khmer-Art Collector Linked to Statue, U.S. Asserts 2012-12-12T19:32:49Z An 800-year-old sandstone coffin was damaged on Sunday after the family put a child into it for a photo and knocked off a small piece, museum officials said in a statement. Museum Visitors Damage 800-Year-Old Coffin by Putting Child In It For Photo 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Once the shoreline of a great inland sea, the sandstone here is roughly 320 million years old and reaches four miles below the surface. A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z In the foreground of this decimated landscape, he placed one of the tower’s sandstone statues that had, somehow, miraculously survived the Allied fire bombing. Perspective | What perpetual war looks like in America 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z The otherworldly landscape of Bryce Canyon’s towering sandstone hoodoos, natural arches, staircases, and canyons leaves an indelible impression no matter where you stand. These Are the Best Views in America 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z The Australian War Memorial, a sandstone Byzantine-style dome, is a vintage landmark rising from the center of a spacious lawn and sculpture garden. 36 Hours in Canberra, Australia 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z As Jules and I reached an expansive, grassy plateau dotted with sandstone massifs, a sense of isolation and utter silence prevailed. In Madagascar, an island with unique species is a biking biologist’s dream 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z We began a long climb to the top of the escarpment, arriving at last at a monolithic sandstone plateau offering panoramic views of the acacia-speckled emptiness of the Sahel. Personal Journeys: Hiking Deep Into Dogon Country in Mali 2010-03-05T04:11:00Z It was a grouping of sandstone formations; if you imagined for a moment, you could see how the early Native Americans of Gold Butte survived within this harsh landscape. In Gold Butte in Nevada, Ancient Rock Art and Rugged Beauty 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z It took an hour, but finally from the top of a sandstone outcrop I spotted a tan slash going up the side of a distant wash. Deep in the heart of Big Bend National Park 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z Perhaps for them the potential greatness of Muenchberg was evident in its complexity: diverse exposures angled in all directions and wide-ranging soils including red sandstone with lots of iron and quartz, volcanic sediment and limestone. Alsatian Wines Strike a Balance of Dry and Sweet 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z A half mile on the road ends at a huge sandstone boulder. In Colorado, three generations achieve a peaceful family vacation at high elevation 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z I realized I wanted less dress and more flannel shirts, trucker hats and sandstone Carhartts. My boyfriend’s wedding dress unveiled my own shortcomings over masculinity 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The most stunning feature is the hotel’s central staircase, with high sandstone arches. In Provence, a Former Palace Exudes Luxury and Privilege 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Images of Petra, the canyon city carved from Jordanian sandstone, show only texture and color. In the galleries: Nature’s serenity 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Located 300 feet above the canyon floor, it’s been described as a playground of upraised sandstone. Here’s what to do on a weekend getaway to Zion National Park in Utah 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z The bas relief on the eastern wall alone — a stone mural stretching about 76 yards — involved over 1,500 sandstone blocks, each contributing its own piece of an epic story. Homestay among the ruins in Cambodia 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z The entire canyon turns a muted pink as the river reflects the surrounding sandstone. A river guide lays out the dos and don’ts of rafting etiquette 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z In the late 1970s, when pumping started, the pores of the sandstone rocks contained around 400 million acre-feet of water, enough to fill Lake Erie. Don’t censor the school-lunch blog 2012-06-15T16:15:00Z As we read descriptions of sandstone houses and stained glass, it becomes apparent that the 60-year-old narrator has discarded most of the trappings of his old life, including, apparently, his wife and children. Review | The relentlessly introspective vision of Gerald Murnane 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z Rosenrain is one such place, where old vines are planted on a mixture of limestone and red sandstone soils. There’s More to German Wine Than Riesling 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z Five hundred million years ago, an ocean surged here, shaping a unique wealth of hills and bluffs that, under mantles of greenery and trees, are sandstone. Farmers? sand-frac nightmare 2012-05-21T16:31:00Z “The rocks you see here in the river are sandstone. But some people just take them for granite. It’s one of my boulder attractions.” No Lion, the Skipper Is the Real King of the Jungle Cruise 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Fewer than 20 miles from the Strip, sienna-colored sandstone arches and other rock formations offer a rugged escape. Where to find a respite from the neon in Las Vegas 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z The Spanish also left their mark by carving their names into the sandstone cliffs at El Morro, a watering hole that, for centuries, was a popular stop for travelers. A monumental journey through New Mexico 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z Cape Town, wedged between the towering sandstone mesa of Table Mountain and the Atlantic Ocean on Africa’s southern tip, is marvelously scenic. Journeys: A Culinary Gateway to Cape Town Opens 2012-11-28T17:30:02Z A sandstone slab from Utah is crisscrossed with nine sets of 162-million-year-old prints. Exhibition Review: Natural History Museum Explores the Wonders of Pterosaurs 2014-04-10T14:00:02Z Shops, churches and motels are all carved into the sandstone hillsides. The Season of the Skulls 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Research into local materials for the extension yielded a red sandstone from Corsehillthe same variety used in the nearby neo-Gothic Scottish National Portrait Gallery, itself a product of the Victorian age. It Was a Dark and Stormy Style 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z The mud became shale; beachlike sands morphed into sandstone; and calcified sea creatures became limestone. Four destinations that feel like geologic theme parks 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z Mesa Arch is a broad, low-lying, sandstone arch atop a cliff overlooking the desert floor. An Unexpected Path Leads to a Fresh Start 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z The only one in the UK, its scientific status was marked by ornately carved sandstone and fine ironwork, but it was declared redundant and closed by the city council in 1990. Trouble at mill: recession brings renewed threat of bulldozers 2011-03-21T11:55:05Z The twin sandstone figures, called the Kneeling Attendants, flank the doorway of the gallery where the Met displays its small but globally significant collection of artifacts from the glory days of Khmer civilization. Cambodia to Ask Met to Return 10th-Century Statues 2012-06-01T20:01:07Z With hundreds of miles of sandstone and granite cliffs, cattail-lined riverbanks, former factory towns, orchards, farmland and forests, the scale of its geography and the scope of its history are daunting. 36 Hours in the Hudson Valley, New York 2013-07-26T15:18:39Z The Musée Guimet, for example, houses a small but serious collection of Indian art, including sculptures of wood, clay, basalt, bronze, sandstone and schist dating from as early as the third millennium B.C. | India in Paris 2012-01-23T23:25:27Z Sporting a head bopper with bouncing flowers, she stood ready to soften the hard edges of the sandstone citadel. On Alcatraz, the island’s prison gardens are in full flower 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z Many of the sculptural figures depict the Jinas, spiritual teachers meant for veneration, including “Standing Jina,” made in the third century out of mottled red sandstone. Museum Shows With Stories to Tell 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z Standing on the sandstone cliffs, we could see deep into remote Red Creek canyon and across to a famous rock formation called Lion’s Head. Hello, Dolly. A visitor finally gets to West Virginia’s ‘bit of Canada gone astray.’ 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Building: A sandstone exterior blends in with surrounding shops. Cine-files: Lonsdale Alhambra, Penrith 2012-12-05T13:47:08Z A truly unforgettable guided float up the Colorado River through the geologically unique Glen Canyon between sheer sandstone walls that rise hundreds of feet to either side. In northern Arizona, ups and downs in the land of canyons 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z In Savennières, the vineyards are largely schist, sandstone and rhyolite, a volcanic rock. For Savennières, Age Comes With Benefits 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z The community’s salmon-pink palette was suggested by the rosy sandstone walls, and its hilltop clubhouse, introduced by a Middle Eastern-style water stair, was placed to overlook the villas like a casbah surveying so many riads. California’s Marrakesh: A Country Club That’s Chic Again 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z But the 5th-century BC treasure is also a picture of neglect, its sandstone fortifications, once the glory of ancient Greece, a jumble of stones reinforced by metallic supports. Greece's crumbling ruins mark a tragedy of neglect 2010-12-03T18:42:00Z Toe and hand holds that allowed access to the precipitous dwellings remain carved in the sandstone cliffs. Searching for the Ancestral Puebloans 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z While traversing and ascending the gorge’s mottled sandstone — marked by streaks of black, red and gold — you’ll encounter a pair of bridges, including a tightrope-style cable. Coming Soon to an American Cliff Near You: ‘Via Ferrata’ Routes 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z As one gets closer, the mosque appears as a tautly composed jumble of shapes — spheres, cones and cylinders — wrapped in honey-colored sandstone or clad in matte gray lead. Cultured Traveler: Tracking Turkey’s First Starchitect 2012-06-08T18:10:50Z “It is a mud stone as opposed to a sandstone.” Woman on beach finds fossil from unknown animal likely older than dinosaurs 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The statues, carved from sandstone, were part of a private collection. ArtsBeat Blog: FBI and Westport Police Search for Ancient Statues 2011-08-18T18:06:32Z This city of golden sandstone in western Spain is home to the oldest university in the Hispanic world – granted its charter in 1218 – whose beautiful library is open to visitors. 10 smaller European Capitals of Culture you may not have heard of 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Jeffrey Karoff’s “Cave Digger” is a somewhat bizarre tale of a New Mexico sandstone sculptor who turns caves into underground cathedrals of personal expression. ‘Oscar Shorts 2014’: 5 documentaries in 2 parts 2014-02-20T19:47:56Z The silty, sandstone beds containing the footprints are rapidly eroding under the coastal tides and waves. Birds set foot near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian tracks show 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Now Aberystwyth scientists have compared analysis of the Altar Stone with 58 samples of old red sandstone from across Wales and the Welsh borders. Stonehenge's Altar Stone is not Welsh, Aberystwyth University says 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The still-gleaming SoFi doesn’t have the same mystery of a Colorado sandstone crevasse, nor is it a technological marvel like the newly opened Sphere in Las Vegas. The steel-and-concrete co-star of the Taylor Swift 'Eras' movie? Inglewood's SoFi Stadium 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z Sedimentary rocks like sandstones form when preexisting rocks break down into bits that pile up and stick together to form a new rock. Earth is a geological oddball in our solar system. This is why. 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z There, among these bobble-headed rocks, we visited the Three Sisters and learned about the odd landscape of hard sandstone and soft siltstone that created the many goblins inside the park. 2 weeks, 11 national parks, 3,350 miles: Savor the Southwest on the Grand Circle road trip 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z He said he was beside his young son on a separate rope offering words of advice as they both climbed the sandstone stack. Boy, aged seven, climbs Old Man of Hoy sea stack 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z The Altar Stone was believed to be from old red sandstone in south Wales - rocks that extend in the east across Britain. Stonehenge's Altar Stone is not Welsh, Aberystwyth University says 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The buried monument is two large sandstones with "cup marks" cut into their upper surfaces dating back to the Bronze Age. Man must pay for repairs to ancient Eglwysilan art he damaged 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Earth’s sands are often white and its sandstones are usually full of quartz because the mineral is common in granite and it’s very hard to degrade, so it builds up in sediments. Earth is a geological oddball in our solar system. This is why. 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z After experiencing Red Rocks’ phenomenal acoustics, national park-worthy red sandstone rocks and an otherworldly performance, our elaborate journey to Colorado and back felt completely vindicated. 2 weeks, 11 national parks, 3,350 miles: Savor the Southwest on the Grand Circle road trip 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z The Voice was recommended in 2017 by a group of 250 Indigenous leaders who met at Uluru, a landmark sandstone rock in central Australia that is a sacred site to traditional owners. Australian prime minister will set a referendum date for Indigenous Voice to Parliament 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z He took a photo, then nudged aside another pile of sandstone. In the face of sea level rise, can we reimagine California's vanishing coastline? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Silicosis, commonly referred to as black lung, is an occupational pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust present in minerals like sandstone. Coal miners plead with feds for stronger enforcement during emotional hearing on black lung rule 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The retired chicken farmer had purchased a 1.6 tonne sandstone slab to fix the problem. Ancient lizard-like species discovered in Australia 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z The Local Democracy Reporting Service said Bradford Council had discussed using both granite or sandstone to create the monument, but had decided locally sourced sandstone would provide "a more fitting Yorkshire based tribute". Commonwealth War Memorial plan for Bradford city centre 2023-08-04T04:00:00Z Eroded Chuckanut sandstone yields a rare Salish Sea beach of fine blond sand here. At WA’s first state park, hikers can now safely access beach via new trail 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z He paused at a large mound of broken sandstone and compacted mud. In the face of sea level rise, can we reimagine California's vanishing coastline? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z Silicosis is an occupational pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica dust present in minerals like sandstone. After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung 2023-07-23T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, the red sandstone boundary walls of the Taj Mahal were surrounded by brown, muddy water, even as a flock of tourists thronged the historical monument left untouched by the river. Yamuna river reaches the iconic Taj Mahal’s outer walls in India after swelling with monsoon rains 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z In the sandstone desert of China’s far west, a local meteorological station recorded an all-time high temperature of 126 degrees. As China Bakes in Record Heat, Kerry Presses Beijing on Climate Change 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z Kahlon was living in a tent along the Herzliya beach north of Tel Aviv in 1973 when he says he began scratching into the sandstone cliffs and moved into a cave he carved. After half a century, Israel moves to evict squatter from his cave home on the beach 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z San Diego County is already pursuing a similar course in Del Mar, where the Lossan tracks snake atop eroding sandstone cliffs. Amid crumbling cliffs, Orange County considers moving its famously scenic rail line inland 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Dating from the mid-19th Century, The Old Manse is a beautiful, sandstone period property which is home to Kelly, Michel and their three children. In pictures: The finalists of Scotland's Home of the Year 2023 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z Remnants of the colonial period are evident in the Rocks, where some of the buildings are made of convict-chiseled sandstone blocks. A look at the 9 cities hosting games for the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z Popular types for hardscape features include slate, granite, limestone, sandstone and bluestone. To maximize curb appeal, try simplifying your landscape | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z He invented a giant, geared winch to raise huge blocks of sandstone hundreds of feet in the air and was even known to personally ascend the construction to place bricks. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The tracks there wind along a relatively narrow beachfront, close against unstable sandstone cliffs. Amid crumbling cliffs, Orange County considers moving its famously scenic rail line inland 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Inside this red sandstone fortress, palaces and administrative buildings were constructed, many of white marble or stucco polished or adorned with glazed tiles to resemble marble. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z A unique feature of their farming was a method of terracing the hillsides on the southern slopes of the large sandstone plateau to prevent soil erosion. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Read about this ancient sandstone block and find other answers in our F.A.Q. Your Coronation Briefing 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z “It is, at the end of the day, a sort of crudely cut rectangle of sandstone” that has been damaged and pinned back together, he said. Where Should a King Sit? A 700-Year-Old Chair Will Do. 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Nearby, one of Mr. Marano’s students, Devon Fogarty, swam up to a slab of sandstone that was covered in algae and sand. Submerged Island Off Florida Reveals Secret: Civil War-Era Cemetery 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z In 2021, the San Francisco Asian Art Museum returned two hand-carved religious artifacts — sandstone lintels dating back to the 9th and 10th centuries — to the Thai government. Sculptures, artifacts returned to Peru in LA ceremony 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z The people of Mehrgarh included skilled artisans capable of using sea shells, sandstone, and the rich blue lapis lazuli. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The church was built of local sandstone from a nearby quarry and was created in the decorated English Gothic style. Mystery carvings came from dismantled royal church 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Townspeople quickly rebuilt downtown with bricks and local sandstone instead of wood. First 'Northern Exposure' changed tiny Roslyn. Now it's wealthy newcomers. 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The council ordered Donelan’s company against removing the piles of wood and sandstone from the site. Developers demolished a historic pub. They must rebuild from the rubble. 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Mr Hamilton's son Jamie told the BBC he had a fragment of the red sandstone in a piece of jewellery his father gave to his mother. My dad wouldn't want Stone of Destiny at Coronation 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The hikers were on a multiday trek from Wire Pass to Lees Ferry through Buckskin Gulch’s sandstone features that includes multiple narrow slot canyons. 2 dead after canyons flood near Utah-Arizona line 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The new carving will be fashioned from the same Corsehill sandstone used for the original stairs. ‘Million-Dollar Staircase’ Adds a New Face: Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z His first work was directly informed by trauma — he created sandstone graves for his sister’s children — and he was initially deemed an “outsider artist” due to his lack of formal training. Lonnie Holley always manages to find the beauty in terror 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z For centuries, the sandstone walls of the Punch Bowl Inn greeted passersby on a quiet English country road. Developers demolished a historic pub. They must rebuild from the rubble. 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z On a lark, he studied water pH levels and filtration systems and started building waterfalls from native Oklahoma sandstone for homes and a municipal park. A round barn rises in rural America. There is grief and hope in its rafters 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The Cape Kiwanda website notes that the sandstone can crumble, causing deadly slips. Hiker’s body recovered after deadly fall off steep cliff 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z “We’ve got the sandstone here to be able to do additional carvings and there certainly are some blanks.” ‘Million-Dollar Staircase’ Adds a New Face: Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Scientists have found a way of mimicking the natural process through which sandstone is formed, but at a greatly accelerated rate. How Alaska’s coastal communities are racing against erosion 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z After his death, at least 30 sandstone and bronze sculptures and artifacts were sent back to Cambodia from the U.S. by their owners either voluntarily or after court action. Collection of rare centuries-old jewelry returns to Cambodia 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Bear in mind that the 65-foot-tall sculptures of Ramses II were actually carved from — and were still part of — the rock face of a sandstone cliff near the river’s edge. Review | A little-known French archaeologist, finally in the limelight 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Glen Canyon Dam stands 710 feet tall, anchored to the canyon’s reddish sandstone walls in northern Arizona, about 320 miles upstream from Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir. As the Colorado River shrinks, federal officials consider overhauling Glen Canyon Dam 2023-02-18T05:00:00Z Women are not the only people underrepresented in the sandstone: There are no known Native Americans or people of Asian descent depicted. ‘Million-Dollar Staircase’ Adds a New Face: Ruth Bader Ginsburg 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z Adding urea to the soil would kick off the process of sandstone formation. How Alaska’s coastal communities are racing against erosion 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Any hydrogen the oil encounters as it migrates to a porous “reservoir” rock such as a sandstone tends to react to form more hydrocarbons. Hidden hydrogen: Earth may hold vast stores of a renewable, carbon-free fuel 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z The western shore is dotted with unusual sandstone formations and sea caves. Tacoma author creates an illustrated travelers atlas for PNW islands 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z The 30 employees at the Rocky Mountain Institute work in an eco-friendly building made of sandstone, zinc and untreated juniper wood that lacks central heating or air conditioning, according to Architect Magazine. Green groups embed with government officials to plot end of gas stoves and appliances 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The river has been flowing in its course for millions of years, downcutting through layers of sandstone, limestone, granite, shale and schist to form the Grand Canyon. The Colorado River is overused and shrinking. Inside the crisis transforming the Southwest 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The Voice was recommended in 2017 by a group of 250 Indigenous leaders who met at Uluru, a landmark sandstone rock in central Australia that is a scared site to traditional owners. EXPLAINER: What is an Australian Black Voice to Parliament? 2023-01-25T05:00:00Z Munro says deep faults channel hydrogen produced in those rocks up into a porous sandstone layer, which is capped by a tight shale. Hidden hydrogen: Earth may hold vast stores of a renewable, carbon-free fuel 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z This spectacular, tsunami-shaped sandstone formation was scooped out over centuries by wind and water. Tacoma author creates an illustrated travelers atlas for PNW islands 2023-02-03T05:00:00Z He stopped to photograph greenery, unexpectedly lush after the rain; a quintet of roadside feral camels; and Uluru, the vast sandstone monolith once known as Ayers Rock, which many Australians consider the country’s spiritual heart. The Bridge Was Out. So He Made a 3,000-Mile Detour. 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z The flat, square block of brownish sandstone has carved scribbles, which may be the earliest example of words recorded in writing in Scandinavia, the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo said. Norway archaeologists find ‘world’s oldest runestone’ 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z The distinctive red sandstone structure on the National Mall in Washington is getting its first makeover in over 50 years, the Smithsonian said in a statement. Smithsonian Castle to close for renovations 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z While the red sandstone exterior is unchanged, workers renovated the interior over the years to accommodate a growing staff. Smithsonian Castle to close Feb. 1 for 5-year renovation 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The Chuska Mountains stretch northward, overlooking sandstone cliffs, mesas and canyons, in a landscape dotted with piñon pine, juniper and the fossilized remnants of long-gone oceans. This school district is ground zero for harsh discipline of Native students in New Mexico 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z When the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto acquired it, the bulk of the creature’s skeleton was still entombed in a 35,000-pound slab of sandstone, leaving just its skull and tail free. The Ankylosaur’s Club-Tail Wasn’t Only Swinging at T. Rex 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Kitchens connect to underground passageways that tunnel into the sandstone. Taiwan’s Bomb Shelters: ‘A Space for Life. And a Space for Death.’ 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z The exterior — made of sandstone from Seneca, Md. — will remain unchanged. Smithsonian Castle to close for renovations 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z The park features unusual sandstone rocks, tidepools, guided mountain biking, fishing and camping on seaward beauty. Scenic Chuckanut Drive: A day (or weekend) road trip getaway | Provided by Western Washington Toyota Dealers 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z On the banks of Little Whanganui River, on New Zealand’s remote West Coast, the fossilized ribs and vertebrae of a whale have been embedded in a shelf of sandstone for about 23 million years. In New Zealand, a 23-Million-Year-Old Fossil Is Carried Away by Parties Unknown 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z As he stood alongside the tan, intricately carved sandstone temple on Monday, Mr. Thakrar rejoiced in the confluence of the Diwali holiday and Mr. Sunak’s victory, calling it “a great day.” Sunak’s Ascent Inspires Pride in Indian Community 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z He wanted to connect the Western Australia mining town of Laverton with Uluru, the massive sandstone monolith in the center of the country that is sacred to many Aboriginal people and also an international attraction. Feral camels, deadly crashes: Can Australia tame its remote Outback Way? VALLETTA, Malta — At the end of a narrow road, past crushed beer cans and the remnants of a chain-link fence, a weathered sandstone building overlooks the Mediterranean coast. Peter Thiel, Major U.S. Political Donor, Is Said to Pursue Maltese Citizenship 2022-10-15T04:00:00Z The team examined several sandstone blocks that were excavated around the turn of the 20th century from a quarry in northern Scotland. Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z Both cities have a dominant and oppressive building material — red brick in Baltimore, and in Dundee a local sandstone that can’t make up its mind whether it’s tan or gray. In Scotland, a city’s world-class industrial past informs its present 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z One pair comes from a rock outcrop known as Skinner Ridge, which is made of fine-grained sandstone similar to a type of rock seen in many places on Earth. Perseverance Mars Rover Makes ‘Fantastic’ Find in Search for Past Life 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z But the dominant mood in Aberfan — a village of gray roofs and sandstone walls in a narrow Welsh valley — is one of quiet loss. A Welsh Village Embraces Its Bond With the Queen 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z There are boulders to be negotiated, sandstone slabs we slide down on our butts, and places in which our feet stem out to the side, our sticky-rubber-soled shoes creating friction against the narrow walls. In Utah, a canyoneering trip is a lesson in embracing limitations 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Its fossils are difficult to study because the bones disappeared long ago, leaving behind empty spaces within the sandstone. Fossils Reveal Pterosaur Ancestors Before They Evolved Wings 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z The Skinner Ridge rock is a sandstone containing a mixture of rocky material that might have been washed into Jezero crater from 100 miles or more away. Life on Mars? This Could Be the Place NASA’s Rover Helps Us Find It. 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z The Stone of Destiny, described as coarse-grained, pinkish buff sandstone, is seen as a historic symbol of Scotland's monarchy. Stone of Destiny to return to Westminster Abbey for coronation 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z Shards of red-and-brown sandstone grind beneath Bill Miller’s boots as he steps out of a pickup truck and gazes across the vast sagebrush expanse, home to pronghorn and golden eagles. This power line could save California — and forever change the American West 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z We rappel into porcelain-smooth sandstone bowls filled with water the color and clarity of chocolate milk. In Utah, a canyoneering trip is a lesson in embracing limitations 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z On Earth, these rocks include the common sandstones, shales, and limestones. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z The relentless clank-clank of hand chisels knocking away ancient sandstone can ring in your ears long after you’ve set down the hammer and hiked back to camp. Bones, sweat and years: What it takes to dig up a dinosaur 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z By pore space, McLaughlin doesn’t mean skin care but microscopic spaces between grains of sandstone deep underground. New climate deal spurs hopes of more carbon storage projects 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Eventually, the blue sandstone with streaks of brown will cover the outside of house. How the covid economy triggered soaring costs at this dream home Full-on hypothermia doesn’t happen, but it does take an hour of lying almost naked on a sunbaked sandstone slab in Straight Wash at the mouth of Eardley Canyon for my shivering to stop. In Utah, a canyoneering trip is a lesson in embracing limitations 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z In this unusual sculpture made of highly polished rather than smooth, matte sandstone, a columnar, stable figure lifts a conch shell in preparation for giving a mighty blast, meant to ward off demons. The 17 works of art you need to see in L.A. County 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z The fossil emerging from the sandstone of southern Utah may never go on display. Bones, sweat and years: What it takes to dig up a dinosaur 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z At midnight on August 15, 1947, the red sandstone parliamentary building in the heart of India’s capital echoed with the high-pitched voice of Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister. At 75, India’s democracy is under pressure like never before 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Williams said some of the sandstone and bronze sculptures and artifacts were given up by their owners when U.S. authorities told them they were stolen. Cambodian ambassador: Looted artworks are ‘souls’ of culture 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z The sound ricochets off the sandstone walls and circles back. Finding solace — and splashes aplenty — on Colorado’s Yampa River 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z When I pulled up to the stately sandstone lodge, I idled the engine, hoping the specter of Max Kellerman would materialize. In Virginia, a weekend full of ‘Dirty Dancing’ 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The Bohemian Switzerland national park is a popular tourist attraction, and its naturally formed sandstone arch - the largest in Europe - has featured in a number of films, including The Chronicles of Narnia. Czech forest fire smoke drifts across country 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z The permeability of sandstone can vary widely depending on the degree of sorting and the amount of cement that is present. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The cross-section diagram shows how the parallel bedding planes between the Tensleep Sandstone and Amsden Formation offered little friction against the slope surface as the river undercut the sandstone. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z I see only the sandstone walls and calm water. Finding solace — and splashes aplenty — on Colorado’s Yampa River 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z To excavate the rest of the skeleton, the researchers chiseled and hammered into a thick layer of 95-million-year-old sandstone, using brute strength and bare hands under a sweltering summer Sun. For dinos like T. rex, puny arms may have been the price of a giant head 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z From our vantage point on the outcrop, we could see our first hint of ancient devastation: the absence of coal beds in the towering sandstone cliffs above us. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Unconsolidated materials like gravel, sand, and even silt make relatively good aquifers, as do rocks like sandstone. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z These dried-out clay beds are a major source of mud chips, small fragments of mud or shale, which commonly become inclusions in sandstone and conglomerate. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the surrounding sandstone houses and half-timbered facades, the enormous slab stands out in black granite, inscribed with three different scripts, including Egyptian hieroglyphics. France fetes the man who solved the Rosetta Stone mystery 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Crossing a bridge, Coert explains that gas removal from the sandstone has caused the land to shift. Life inside the Dutch earthquake zone 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z During our dawn scramble across the rocks, we had spotted numerous coal beds sandwiched between the sandstones and mudstones in the lower rock levels. Toxic Slime Contributed to Earth’s Worst Mass Extinction—And It’s Making a Comeback 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Dolostone and some limestone are strong, most sandstone and conglomerate are moderately strong, and some sandstone and all mudstones are quite weak. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Hubert, J. F. A zircon-tourmaline-rutile maturity index and the interdependence of the composition of heavy mineral assemblages with the gross composition and texture of sandstones. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The once-prevalent sandstone slates and marble headstones proved much less enduring than granite. In Barre, Vt., granite is a way of life — and beyond 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Psychedelic sandstone formations near Las Vegas are minutes away from the Strip’s over-the-top pool parties and seafood towers. 10 great cities in the United States for outdoor adventures 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z In September 1895, the edifice, comprising four floors of light-colored Enumclaw sandstone and pressed brick, trimmed with terra cotta and outfitted with the latest heating and plumbing, welcomed more than 200 students. All-in-one Denny Hall arose first on UW’s relocated campus 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Quartz-rich parent material, such as granite, sandstone, or loose sand, leads to the development of sandy soils. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Clastic rocks are classified by grain size; for example sandstone is made of sand-sized particles. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z It also found sandstones with coarse grains, which might have formed in a fast-flowing river. NASA’s Perseverance Rover Begins Key Search for Life on Mars 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Think: orange-and-gray Cumberland sandstone for the rock climbers, Lookout Mountain trail running, a half-dozen mountain bike trail networks and paddling on the Tennessee River. 10 great cities in the United States for outdoor adventures 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z It’s also available in a new green / gray “sage” color, which joins the preexisting blue, sandstone, and platinum options. Microsoft’s compact Surface Laptop Go updated with 11th Gen Intel processor 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z For example, a formation that includes both shale and sandstone might be divided into members, each of which is either shale or sandstone. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Lithified sediments are considered a sedimentary rock, such as sandstone and shale. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z VARANASI, India — On a sweltering Friday afternoon last week, outside an imposing sandstone gate leading to the Gyanvapi mosque, the road teemed with dozens of policemen, some armed with tear gas. The mosque at the center of India’s battle over religious identity 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Rock formations turn trippy in the 40,000-acre Valley of Fire State Park, a wonderland of red Aztec sandstone with petrified logs and Anasazi petroglyphs. 10 great cities in the United States for outdoor adventures 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Campers and off-road drivers flock to the park near the Utah-Arizona border for the vibrant hue of its warm, pink sand, which is made out of eroding Navajo sandstone. Boy dies after being buried under sand dune at state park 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Limestone will be metamorphosed to marble, and sandstone to quartzite. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z A=coarse- to fine-grained sandstone, possibly with an erosive base. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z A labyrinth of homes, small temples and shops around the neighborhood were demolished in recent years to build a commanding sandstone complex connecting the temple to the nearby riverfront. The mosque at the center of India’s battle over religious identity 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z The schist and granite at the bottom of the canyon are almost two billion years old, with younger and younger layers of sandstone, shale and limestone stacked on top in horizontal bands. A Writer Returns to the Grand Canyon, This Time With His Mother’s Ashes 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z I awoke in Red Rock Canyon to Michael meditating in front of sandstone cliffs beneath a sky of pristine Windows-desktop blue. I Lived the #VanLife. It Wasn’t Pretty. 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z The permeability of the sandstone allowed groundwater to flow through it and leach out small amounts of U, which stayed in solution in the oxidized form U6+. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps the best known of these sandstone formations is the Navajo Sandstone. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z We drove to Dana, home to Jordan’s largest nature reserve, where the Petra iris can be found blooming on mountainsides and sandstone cliffs. In Jordan, a quest for the country’s resilient national flower 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z The earth and the famous sandstone cliffs have become saturated, and still it rains. Australia landslide: UK family in 'wrong place at wrong time' 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z The 65 sandstone jars were found scattered over four sites in the north-eastern state of Assam. Assam: 'Mysterious' giant stone jars found in India 2022-03-31T04:00:00Z Some examples of sandstones, magnified in thin section are shown in Figure 6.7. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, the red sandstone cliffs in Zion National Park and throughout Southern Utah consist of white or colorless grains of quartz coated with iron oxide which serve as cementing agents holding the grains together. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The medium of choice: washed hard stone such as granite or quartz, not limestone or sandstone. Would you plant your garden in gravel if it resulted in 80% less work? 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z Awe-inspiring natural beauty is easy to come across in Utah’s Zion National Park, where you barely have to leave the parking lot to find rose-red sandstone and trailheads for breathtaking hikes. Seeking Utah’s desert grandeur? Bypass crowded Zion for Grand Staircase-Escalante. 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z Barely a soul climbed its grand staircases, some of which are punctuated by haunting sandstone carvings, including mischievous-looking gargoyles and unidentified faces known here as the “Capitol’s Unknown.” New York’s Grand Capitol Slowly Awakens From Pandemic Slumber 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Figure 6.7 Photos of thin sections of three types of sandstone. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Some sandstone names indicate the rock’s mineral composition. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z To retrieve the water, a drilling system is used to press down on the sandstone aquifer, releasing the pressure and forcing water up into a well — much like the act of squeezing a sponge. America’s largest inland port is running out of water 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z The Anasazi relied on human labor to quarry sandstone from the canyon walls and move it to the site. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z A tourist destination known for its red sandstone rocks and art galleries, Sedona is about a 45-minute drive from Flagstaff, and about 2,500 feet closer to sea level. Why Is the Running World Abuzz? Many Reasons. But Especially No. 2. 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z It is dominated by quartz, and in many cases, the original quartz grains of the sandstone are welded together with additional silica. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Or it can cause quartz sandstone to metamorphose into the quartzite such the Big Cottonwood Formation in the Wasatch Range of Utah. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z There were photos of bronzes and sandstone sculptures filed in folders upon folders. Thousands of ancient idols have been stolen from India. Volunteer art sleuths are on the hunt to repatriate them. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z Intruding oceans and shifting landscapes buried the resulting 60-kilometer-wide crater—about the size of Rhode Island—in a tomb of sand that eventually became sandstone. Evidence of giant asteroid strike may be buried under Wyoming 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z The historic sandstone landmark where William Clark carved his name on July 25, 1806, is cracked and deteriorating. BLM considering plan to stabilize landmark Pompeys Pillar 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z On the other hand, any clay present in the original sandstone is likely to be converted to mica during metamorphism, and any such mica is likely to align with the directional pressure. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Similar to the discussion of good aquifers in chapter 11, if the rock is sandstone, limestone, or other porous and permeable rock, then that rock can act as a reservoir for the oil and gas. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z His name appears on a 60-foot sandstone fountain within Chevy Chase Circle, which straddles the D.C.-Maryland line, and bears the inscription, “His statesmanship held true regard for the interests of all men.” Maryland lawmakers put forth bill to remove racist senator’s name from Chevy Chase Circle 2022-01-18T05:00:00Z A tree-lined area of sandstone homes, foreign consulates and luxury hotels, Sheikh Jarrah has become an emblem of what Palestinians regard as an Israeli campaign to force them out of East Jerusalem. Palestinian threatens to burn Sheikh Jarrah home rather than be evicted 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z “The main gist of it is, there are these big heavy sandstone blocks supported by crumbling shale,” Dave Lefevre, Billings Field Manager for the Bureau of Land Management, tells The Billings Gazette. BLM considering plan to stabilize landmark Pompeys Pillar 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The pieces of shale were eroded as the sandstone was deposited, so the shale is older than the sandstone. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Layers of beach sands and lagoonal muds and coral reefs accumulate into sediments that form sandstones, good reservoir rocks, next to mudstones next to limestones, both potential source rocks. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The Laurel Aggregates’ Lake Lynn mine consists of a limestone and sandstone quarry that had an underground mining area. Pennsylvania mine collapse kills 1 following hours-long rescue operation 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Even the acknowledgment of how the Capitol was built — a single block of sandstone to commemorate the work of enslaved African Americans — came over a decade after evidence of their work was unearthed. One Year Later, Congress Weighs How to Memorialize Jan. 6 at the Capitol 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Installation of the monitoring system gave the BLM enough confidence to reopen the sandstone block to visitors. BLM considering plan to stabilize landmark Pompeys Pillar 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z The lower sandstone layer is disrupted by two faults, so we can infer that the faults are younger than that layer. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Sediment-hosted copper deposits occurring in sandstones, shales, and marls are enormous in size and their contained resources are comparable to porphyry copper deposits. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The two 19th Century-constructed red sandstone buildings that make up the castle site were built as a court and a prison. Inverness Castle: Opening up 'private site' to the public 2021-12-29T05:00:00Z Glasses, 24, wears her traditional Navajo skirt, turquoise jewelry and hair bun as she sails across the sandstone on a board and four wheels. Our Favorite Sports Photos of 2021 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z The fossil segment was first spotted in 2018 when a large block of sandstone fell on to a beach at Howick Bay. Largest-ever millipede fossil found on Northumberland beach 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z But the faults do not appear to continue into the coal seam, and they certainly do not continue into the upper sandstone. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Sediment grains in sandstone can having a wide variety of mineral compositions, roundness, and sorting. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Then came the mass extinction that wiped out around 75% of all plants and animals, including the Chicken from Hell that ended up preserved in the sandstone in these badlands. Postscripts 2021: How a creepy ‘Chicken from Hell’ clawed its way into the Burke Museum’s menagerie 2021-12-19T05:00:00Z The clouds hung low, so the copter hugged close to the sandstone cliffs that rise from this green island, which gets about 80 inches of rain and 60 inches of snowfall every year. Unprecedented die-offs, melting ice: Climate change is wreaking havoc in the Arctic and beyond 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z As we approach the Colorado River, the brown sandstone walls soar above us in the area known as The Box. Seattle family checks off life goal with 4-day, rim-to-rim trek of Grand Canyon 2021-12-04T05:00:00Z Sedimentary rocks, such as sandstone, form when the weathered products of other rocks accumulate at the surface and are then buried by other sediments. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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