Red sandstone

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MFA# 1983.386

Description

A soft, Sandstone colored with red iron oxide.

Synonyms and Related Terms

grès rouge (Fr.); rode zandsteen (Ned.)

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 125
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998