The World of Sandstone

Origins where sandstone forms and could be found

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Sandstone Landscape

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Sandstone in Germany
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Sandstone can be found in both Terrestrial enviroments and Marine enviroments.
 
Some terrestrial enviroments might include:
 
>Rivers including levees, pointbars,and channel sands
>Glacial outwash
>Lakes
>Desserts for example: Arizon, North Eastern Arizona
 
Some Marine enviroments might include:
 
>Deltas
>Beach and Shorface sands for example:
>Tidal deltas, flats
>Offshore bars and sandwaves
>Storm deposits
>Turbidites
 
Some places that I found to have alot of production are; India and Europe 
 

A map of Europe
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Liitle Squares rep. All the sandstone Landscape

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