Definition of Arkosic

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to arkose. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Arkosic

1. arkose [adj] - See also: arkose

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arkosic

ark
ark-floater
ark ruffian
ark shells
arkan
arked
arkful
arkfuls
arking
arkite
arkites
arkose
arkoses
arkosic (current term)
arks
arkwright
arkwrights
arle
arled
arles
arling
arm'd
arm's length
arm's reach
arm-twisting
arm-twistings
arm-wrestle

Literary usage of Arkosic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by Ghana Geological Survey (1898)
"The main rock type of the group is a dark red, fawn or grey micaceous arkosic siltstone. Shales are subordinate, but where exposed are usually red in colour ..."

2. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences by New York Academy of Sciences (1917)
"Calcareous arkosic sandstone, from the lower beils of the Morrison formation at Garden Park, Colorado. The clear light and dark grains are quartz : the ..."

3. The Coastal Plain of North Carolina by William Bullock Clark, Benjamin LeRoy Miller (1912)
"5 Greenish-gray, very micaceous, slightly arkosic sand to water's edge 3 In its lithologic character this section is essentially the same as the two ..."

4. A Textbook of Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1920)
"This is a quartz sandstone or an arkosic sandstone rich in glauconite grains. (Example: Green-sand of England, and of New Jersey and Maryland. ..."

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