Old Red Sandstone
Britishnoun
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a thick sequence of sedimentary rock (generally, but not always, red) deposited in Britain and NW Europe during the Devonian period
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(in Britain) another term for Devonian
Example Sentences
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At the time, this terrain lay far from the arctic, at lower latitudes, locked in the arid interior of a landmass called the Old Red Sandstone Continent.
From Science Magazine • May 27, 2020
The series of sandy shales and sandstones which, as Downton sandstones and Ledbury shales, form a transition to the Old Red Sandstone are quarried at Dymock.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
The Devonian and Old Red Sandstone are also characterised by the presence of an abundant fauna.
From Geology by Geikie, James
A lady, who looked well to the ways of her household, but knew very little of books, once asked me if Mr. Ruskin had not written a book called the "Old Red Sandstone."
From Letters to the Clergy On The Lord's Prayer and the Church by Ruskin, John
The Upper Old Red Sandstone is found only in one spot about a mile north of Arbroath.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
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