arenite

American

[ar-uh-nahyt, uh-ree-] / ˈær əˌnaɪt, əˈri- /

noun

Geology.

psammite.

arenite British

/ ˈærəˌnaɪt, əˈriː-, ˌærəˈnɪtɪk /

noun

any arenaceous rock; a sandstone

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Other Word Forms

arenitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of arenite

< Latin ( h ) arēn ( a ) sand + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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Over millions of years, weather eroded away the softer layers surrounding the quartz arenite, leaving the giant milestones.

From Washington Post

Once a layer of beach sands that had been cemented together by weight, temperature and time into Tuscarora quartz arenite, the 425-million-year-old rocks were turned vertical when the North American continental plate collided with the African plate during the Appalachian orogeny.

From Washington Post

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