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Buntsandstein

Buntsandstein proper noun: a lithostratigraphic and allostratigraphic unit in the subsurface of large parts of west and central Europe, predominantly consisting of sandstone layers of the Lower Triassic.

Proper noun

the Buntsandstein

  1. A lithostratigraphic and allostratigraphic unit in the subsurface of large parts of west and central Europe, predominantly consisting of sandstone layers of the Lower Triassic.

Origin of Buntsandstein

From German Buntsandstein.

Questions about Buntsandstein

What does Buntsandstein mean?
Buntsandstein means a lithostratigraphic and allostratigraphic unit in the subsurface of large parts of west and central Europe, predominantly consisting of sandstone layers of the Lower Triassic.
What part of speech is Buntsandstein?
Buntsandstein is a proper noun.

Words near Buntsandstein in the dictionary

  1. buntlings
  2. bunton
  3. Buntongun
  4. buntons
  5. bunts
  6. Buntsandstein
  7. Bunty
  8. Bunuban
  9. Bunuelian
  10. Bunun
  11. bunya

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