Arkose

Word ARKOSE
Character 6
Hyphenation ar kose
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Arkose"

What do we mean by arkose?

A usually pinkish or red sandstone consisting primarily of quartz and feldspar and forming from the cementation of particles generated by the rapid erosion of granite. noun

Feldspathic sandstone; a rock consisting essentially of more or less consolidated quartzose sand with grains or particles of orthoclase disseminated through it, and frequently containing also some mica and kaolin. noun

A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. noun

A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand. noun

A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand.

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The word "arkose" in example sentences

Uluru is composed of steeply dipping, feldspar-rich sandstone arkose and has been exposed as a result of folding, faulting, the erosion of surrounding rock and infill. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Triassic rocks are mainly red sandstones, -- often feldspathic, or arkose, with some conglomerates and shales. ❋ William Harmon Norton (1900)

Pressure has hardened the marine muds, the arkose, or the volcanic ash from which slates are derived, and has caused them to cleave by the rearrangement of their particles. ❋ William Harmon Norton (1900)

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