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sandstone vs siltstone

siltstone vs sandstone

sandstone and siltstone both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sandstone Yes No No No
siltstone Yes No No No
As nouns, siltstone is a hyponym of sandstone; that is, siltstone is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sandstone:
  • sandstone: a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.)
  • siltstone: a fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt
Other hyponyms of sandstone include firestone, holystone, grit, gritrock, gritstone, brownstone, bluestone, greensand.
sandstone (noun) siltstone (noun)
a sedimentary rock consisting of sand consolidated with some cement (clay or quartz etc.) a fine-grained sandstone of consolidated silt
Difference between sandstone and siltstone

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