"stone dust" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It refers to finely crushed stone or rock particles that are often used as a base or filler material in construction or landscaping projects. Example: The contractor used stone dust to create a sturdy foundation for the new patio.
The panel vibrated, and stone dust filled the air.
They dug holes and settled plants in their new holes, mulched and leveled stone dust.
Supporters of the stone dust surface argue that it is less expensive to install and costs about the same to maintain as asphalt, but city officials disagree.
When he started, he found a friend who had a trailer, another who could provide a front-end loader to haul stone dust.
And many foes of the asphalt are pushing for another surface altogether called "stone dust" or "rock dust," which is basically a substrate of rough gravel, compacted and topped with a layer of fine gray stone.
The list of things tinctured by the earth in this tiny central Colorado town might well start with Kyle McKelligott's face, and his T-shirt — both streaked on a recent afternoon with a working mason's signature stone dust and mortar.
That resigned attitude is palpable at the Yonkers paddock, a low-slung building across the track from the clubhouse, where horsemen lead their mounts back and forth amid a cool smell of manure and stone dust.
Fillers made up of brick dust, fly-ash, lime dust, recycled concrete waste aggregates dust and conventional stone dusts are studied.
All foreign matter (such as stones, dust, or stalks) and damaged kernels were removed from barley by hand.
"Here, you see," he said as he crumbled a large stone into dust in his hand.
On the slopes above, those who want to be transportistas, (truck drivers) carved long descending routes in the stone and dust for their model lorries.
