Bedinan sandstone, which is the productive zone in the Arpatepe wells. From Wordnik.com. [TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. Announces Third Quarter 2010 Operations Update - Yahoo! Finance] Reference
PeC: What happens if someone types "tan blouse," and it's really called a sandstone shirt?. From Wordnik.com. [Practical eCommerce Articles] Reference
The length of the wall reaches its maximum in the banded sandstone, which is terraced more than any of the other formations. From Wordnik.com. [Canyons of the Colorado] Reference
Why the sandstone, which is really the bottom layer, should appear higher than the clay in these places, we shall see a little later. From Wordnik.com. [Science in Arcady] Reference
The Annunciation cut from sandstone, which is in Santa Croce, is one of his earliest works, and is full of grace and nobleness (Fig. 84). From Wordnik.com. [A History of Art for Beginners and Students Painting, Sculpture, Architecture] Reference
It is succeeded by a horizontally stratified sandstone, which is continued up to 4000 feet, where it is overlain by coal-beds and then by limestone again. From Wordnik.com. [Himalayan Journals — Complete] Reference
Near Cumnock (Egypt) is a large exposure of a brownish red, compact sandstone, which is exposed along the banks of Deep river for a distance of half a mile. From Wordnik.com. [North Carolina and its Resources.] Reference
"Devil's Punchbowl, elevation 4,750, is a titled sandstone formation within the Angeles National Forest on the northern slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains.". From Wordnik.com. [Swan Fungus] Reference
The channel is a kind of sandstone formation, particularly good for retaining water. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills] Reference
Soft rocks, such as sandstone may or may not be permeable, depending upon specific characteristics. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
In hand drilling soft rock such as sandstone, water is used to free the hole of rock dust and thereby facilitate boring. From Wordnik.com. [2. QUARRYING] Reference
After the oil forms, it migrates upward into porous reservoir rock such as sandstone or limestone, where it can become trapped by an overlying impermeable cap rock. From Wordnik.com. [AP Environmental Science Chapter 13- Non-Renewable] Reference
The surface consists of conglomerate, formed of boulders imbedded in the same kind of sandstone as that below; often very friable, occasionally it is as hard as flint. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
But along with a certain kind of sandstone it may reasonably be expected. From Wordnik.com. [The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages] Reference
Conventional reservoir rocks such as sandstone feature high porosity and permeability. From Wordnik.com. [The Difference Between Oil Shale and Shale Oil, And 6 Ways to Play It -- Seeking Alpha] Reference
Original had "sandstone"; changed to "sand-stone" to be consistent with other occurrences in the text. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819-20-21-22, Volume 2] Reference
It is made of sarsen, a kind of sandstone, the same as the largest stones in the Stonehenge stone circle. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The resulting "sandstone" is microcrystalline that's similar to marble and structurally equivalent to reinforced concrete. From Wordnik.com. [Warren Ellis] Reference
The range of paving tiles includes a selection of natural stones such as sandstone, slate, granite cobbles and granite curbstones. From Wordnik.com. [AMEinfo.com Latest News] Reference
United States encroached over land areas to the north and east and deposited ordinary sediments such as sandstone, shale, and limestone. From Wordnik.com. [The Economic Aspect of Geology] Reference
The sandstone pedestal also will be cleaned and polished. From Wordnik.com. [Original Magna Carta and replica get a cleaning] Reference
She stretched out like a lizard across a hot slab of sandstone. From Wordnik.com. [The Devil's Inkwell] Reference
As Selam's skeleton emerged from the sandstone, so did its significance. From Wordnik.com. [They Call Her 'Lucy's Daughter'] Reference
Forty years can weather a memory like soft sandstone, but I still recall all that clearly. From Wordnik.com. [One Small Step] Reference
At Legend Rock in central Wyoming, 10,000 years of profound beliefs are inscribed on red sandstone cliffs. From Wordnik.com. [Portals to Other Realities] Reference
The sandstone arch overlooked the Missouri River outside Ft. Benton and was one of the state's crown jewels. From Wordnik.com. [A Toppled Landmark] Reference
Hurt, both in pride and in belly, he rolled over and saw that he had tripped over a gray, sandstone tombstone. From Wordnik.com. [OUT ON THE EDGE OF VICTORIAN CIVILIZATION] Reference
Bandiagara Escarpment: This sandstone ridge in southern Mali has been home to the Dogon people since the 15th century. From Wordnik.com. [TIP SHEET] Reference
All he could see was the slag heap, a slate-gray mountain of tailings, waste from the coal mine, mostly shale and sandstone. From Wordnik.com. ['Fall of Giants'] Reference
Don Ritchie's house overlooks the gateway to Australia: the tall sandstone cliffs that guard the entrance to Sydney harbour. From Wordnik.com. [Don, 84, the unlikely angel at Australia's gate] Reference
Again, in the Wolds of Yorkshire the last - mentioned sandstone supports on its curved and inclined beds the horizontal Chalk. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
Siliceous stone is composed mainly of quartzlike particles, and includes materials like granite, slate, sandstone, and quartzite. From Wordnik.com. [Protect Your Investment: Stone Countertops] Reference
In Lucknow, on a dusty expanse next to the Gomti River, there now sits a towering pink sandstone hall resembling a Buddhist temple. From Wordnik.com. [India’s Anti-Obama] Reference
I do, however, visit Jama Masjid frequently; the mosque's gracious columns and red sandstone steps make for excellent people watching. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Hunter: As Commonwealth Games Approach: Travelers' Odds Are Still Good] Reference
But its location on the edge of the East Gros Ventre Butte is lovely, as is the hotel made of Oklah oma sandstone and California redwood. From Wordnik.com. [Where 'Finicky' Found Fulfillment] Reference
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