sandstone
Image credit: James St. John
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If the sandstone does NOT contain any mineral grains of CaCO3 then it will NOT react to dilute, cold, HCl (acid)
Image credit: Scott Brande, CC4.0 License
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If the sandstone contains some grains of CaCO3 then those grains WILL react strongly to dilute, cold, HCl (acid)
Image credit: Scott Brande, CC4.0 License
Resources: sandstone
Resources: sandstone
Image Galleries
Image Galleries
- Flickr Image gallery, James St. John: sandstone
- Mindat.org image gallery: sandstone
- Google images: sandstone
Other Resources
Other Resources
- Mindat.org: About sandstone
- Sandatlas: sandstone
- sandstone and mining in Minerals Education Coalition