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WHAT DOES OLD RED SANDSTONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Old Red Sandstone

Old Red Sandstone

The Old Red Sandstone is a British lithostratigraphic unit to which stratigraphers accord supergroup status and which is of considerable importance to early paleontology. For convenience the short version of the term, ORS is often used in literature on the subject. The term was coined to distinguish the sequence from the younger New Red Sandstone which also occurs widely throughout Britain.

Definition of Old Red Sandstone in the English dictionary

The definition of Old Red Sandstone in the dictionary is a thick sequence of sedimentary rock deposited in Britain and NW Europe during the Devonian period.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD RED SANDSTONE

Old Nick
Old Norse
Old North French
Old Northwest
old one
old people´s home
Old Persian
Old Pretender
Old Prussian
old rose
Old Saxon
old school
old school tie
old skool
Old Slavic
Old Slavonic
old sod
old soldier
Old South

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD RED SANDSTONE

Blackstone
cornerstone
firestone
gemstone
Gladstone
hearthstone
histone
keystone
kill two birds with one stone
limestone
Livingstone
Maidstone
milestone
rhinestone
rolling stone
sandstone
stepping stone
stone
tombstone
tone
Yellowstone

Synonyms and antonyms of Old Red Sandstone in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translator English - Chinese

老红砂岩
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Old Red Sandstone
570 millions of speakers

English

Old Red Sandstone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुराने लाल बलुआ पत्थर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قديم الحجر الرملي الأحمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Старый красный песчаник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Old Red Sandstone
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরানো রেড বালি পাথর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Vieux Grès Rouge
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Translator English - Malay

Batu Pasir Merah Lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Old Red Sandstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

旧赤色砂岩
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오래 된 붉은 사암
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawas Red Sandstone
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Old Red Sandstone
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய சிவப்பு மணற்கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुना लाल बाहुल्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eski Kırmızı Kumtaşı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Old Red Sandstone
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Old Red Sandstone
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Старий червоний пісковик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Old Red Sandstone
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Translator English - Greek

Παλαιός κόκκινος ψαμμίτης
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Ou Rooi Sandsteen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Old Red Sandstone
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Old Red Sandstone
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD RED SANDSTONE»

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The Old Red Sandstone: Or, New Walks in an Old Field
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Hugh Miller, 2012
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Geography: An Integrated Approach
Like limestone (page 196), sandstone has formed in several geological periods ( Figure 8.13), of which perhaps the most significant have been the following: • The Devonian, or Old Red Sandstone (Figure 1.1), when sand was deposited in a ...
David Waugh, 2000
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The Geology of Scotland
Old Red Sandstone N. H. TREWIN & M. F. THIRLWALL South Southern Midland N of HBF Moray Caithness Orkney Shetland. The account of the Old Red Sandstone (ORS) given by Wally Mykura (1991) in the third edition of this book remains ...
N. H. Trewin, 2002
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Geological Science
Borders, the Lower Old Red Sandstone is represented by the volcanics of the Cheviots. Middle Old Red Sandstone is again absent and the Upper Old Red Sandstone is about 250 m thick. During Lower Old Red Sandstone times there was ...
Andrew McLeish, 1992
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Atlas of Palaeogeography and Lithofacies
stratigraphical break between these beds and overlying units of the Lower Old Red Sandstone (e.g. Dunnottar and Crawton groups), which may well span all or part of the Pfidoli Series, although no precise dating is yet available.
J. K. Ingham, J. C. W. Cope, P. F. Rawson, 1992
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The Geology of England and Wales
Classically, the Old Red Sandstone (ORS) embraces the continental, predominantly siliciclastic deposits of Devonian age, being in part the terrestrial correlatives of the marine Devonian of SW England. Subsequent stratigraphical revision ...
P. J. Brenchley, Peter Franklin Rawson, 2006
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Paleoenvironmental Record and Applications of Calcretes and ...
The relatively simple paleosol profiles of the Silurian-Devonian Old Red Sandstone alluvial successions of southwest Wales provide an opportunity to investigate the completeness of a widespread type of calcic Vertisol. Reactivated, truncated ...
Ana María Alonso-Zarza, Lawrence H. Tanner, 2006
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Historical Geology
The Old Red Sandstone, which was deposited during the Devonian Period, and crops out extensively throughout the British Isles, is predominantly of terrestrial origin. The Old Red Sandstone consists of upwards of 11,000 m of clastic ...
Reed Wicander, James Monroe, 2012
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Groundwater Pollution, Aquifer Recharge and Vulnerability
... Aquifers) Permian breccias and conglomerates (SW England) Coal Measures Millstone Grit Lower Carboniferous limestones and shales Old Red Sandstone Silurian limestones volcanic rocks b) Aquifer classification shown on ., , ! ... mapS.
N. S. Robins, 1998
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Report of a Geological Reconnoissance Made in 1835: From the ...
Alternations of red sandstone and limestone, which pass into conglomerates of the old red sandstone formation. North of England and Scotland. Coal, shale, grits, and iron stone. Limestone, Grit stone, Shale, with coal, - Lower series of ...
George William Featherstonhaugh, 1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD RED SANDSTONE»

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Signs of privilege
... a simple matter since the old signs fit perfectly inside the arched recesses that dominate the facade of that grand old red sandstone building. «The Suburban Newspaper, Jun 15»
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Houses, goats atop 300-year-old Mughal-era tomb | Meerut NYOOOZ
MEERUT: Built in 1688, Abu Ka Maqbara in the city is now falling prey to encroachment. Since the 327-year-old red sandstone structure is not a ... «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
3
UK coastal walks: Stackpole, Wales
Pause at the top of the steps to look down on Stackpole Quay, and at the change from limestone to old Red sandstone to your left. Barafundle ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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Slimy nights of a thousand teeth
It prefers mosses and liverworts which coat the Old Red Sandstone rocks of the far south, and it rolls up into a ball if disturbed. It may only be ... «Irish Independent, May 15»
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Photo Location Guide: Gannochy Gorge
... the road bridge over the gorge you'll see the North Esk flow over a bed of Lower Old Red Sandstone, which is characteristic of the lowlands. «Amateur Photographer, May 15»
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Hank Bosco Day Honors Glenwood Springs Businessman and …
In 2008, Glenwood Hot Springs opened the Spa of the Rockies as part of a $12 million restoration of the 120 year old red sandstone building. «PR Web, Apr 15»
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Beyond Glasgow: Exploring Scotland's Highlands and Islands
On the Old Red Sandstone cliffs of Yesnaby, you can walk across kingdoms of fossils that are 400 million years old, venturing heart-stoppingly ... «Condé Nast Traveler, Mar 15»
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My Cork: a lost paradise of Datsun Sunnys and winding streets
“There's a seam of old red sandstone running near the city,” says my uncle. There's some talk about old Cork slang: Norries are northsiders. «Irish Times, Feb 15»
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Black Mountain walk for Ramblers
... to Crickhowell, the earth and stone ditch rampart is clearly visible and formed out of old red sandstone, the hill was created by a landslide. «Penarth Times, Feb 15»
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Scottish island goes on sale complete with idyllic beaches and a …
The seals and the ruins of two old stone farmhouses are all that remain on the rugged isle, which is formed from old red sandstone. Whilst most ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 15»

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