sandstone

As nouns the difference between marl and sandstone

is that marl is a mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy while sandstone is a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

As a verb marl

is to cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.

As nouns the difference between shale and sandstone

is that shale is saddle while sandstone is a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

As nouns the difference between sandstone and stoneware

is that sandstone is a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc while stoneware is a type of pottery that is fired at a high temperature and is dense, opaque and nonporous.

As nouns the difference between sandstone and quartz

is that sandstone is a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc while quartz is the most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO₂. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

As nouns the difference between sandstone and sandpaper

is that sandstone is a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc while sandpaper is a strong paper coated with sand or other abrasive material for smoothing and polishing.

As a verb sandpaper is

to polish or grind (a surface) with or as if with sandpaper.

As nouns the difference between greywackes and sandstone

is that greywackes is while sandstone is a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

As nouns the difference between sandstone and breccia

is that sandstone is a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc while breccia is (label) a rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.

As nouns the difference between sandstone and pumice

is that sandstone is a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc while pumice is a light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into the air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles. As the lava solidifies, the bubbles are frozen into the rock.

As a verb pumice is

to abrade or roughen with pumice.

As nouns the difference between sandstone and conglomerate

is that sandstone is a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc while conglomerate is a cluster of heterogeneous things.

As an adjective conglomerate is

clustered together into a mass.

As a verb conglomerate is

to combine together into a larger mass.