arenite
Americannoun
noun
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 • Sep. 23, 2021
The quartz arenite and arkose have relatively little silt-clay matrix, while the lithic wacke has abundant matrix.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
The term arenite applies to a so-called clean sandstone, meaning one with less than 15% silt and clay.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Figure 6.6 A compositional triangle for arenite sandstones, with the three most common components of sand-sized grains: quartz, feldspar, and rock fragments.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
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