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Gritstone

noun
1.
A hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone.  Synonyms: grit, gritrock.






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"Gritstone" Quotes from Famous Books



... surface, and are contorted. Most artists give them the appearance of solid massive rocks; nor is this altogether wrong, especially when the natural joints of the shale appear prominent after particular accidents; they should, however, never be made to resemble [i.e. in solidity] limestone or gritstone." ...
— Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) • John Ruskin



Words linked to "Gritstone" :   sandstone



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