the bedrock
sandstone
was a beach once · built the waldorf-astoria
The tell
Rub it hard. Sandstone sheds grains and feels gritty. Quartzite does not shed anything, because its grains have been welded together.
Jacobsville red is the Upper Peninsula sandstone: deep brick-red with pale bleached blotches and streaks.
What it gets mistaken for
The facts
- also calledwas a beach once · built the waldorf-astoria
- ageage varies
- where it turns upJacobsville red north · Marshall tan south
- the field marka thumbnail rubs grains loose · feels like paper
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