| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Blanket sand | Mining | A blanket deposit of sand or sandstone of unusually wide distribution, typically an orthoquartzitic sandstone deposited by a transgressive sea advancing for a considerable distance over a stable shelf area; e.g., the St. Peter Sandstone of the East-Central United States. Syn: sheet sand; blanket sandstone. (references) | |
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