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Definition of Arkosic
1. arkose [adj] - See also: arkose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Arkosic
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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