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Definition of Argillaceous sandstone

Argillaceous sandstone
Argillaceous Ar`gil*la"ceous, a. [L. argillaceus, fr. argilla.] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. Argillaceous iron ore, the clay ironstone. Argillaceous schist or state. See Argillite.

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- when soft, are often called marls. Similarly, argillaceous sandstones such as greywacke, are sandstones consisting primarily of quartz grains, with the...
- the base, followed by a calcareous sandstone member, marine shale, glauconitic sandstone and salt and pepper sandstone. An additional non-marine sequence...
- Specimen IVPP V32 was collected by Young in 1938 in dark red, argillaceous sandstone that is believed to have been deposited during the Hettangian stage...
- Torridon Group is a series of Tonian (lower Neoproterozoic) arenaceous and argillaceous sedimentary rocks, which occur extensively in the Northwest Highlands...
- Burgsvik Sandstone and the Burgsvik Oolite. The beds consists of thin to very thick layers of a light grey, fine grained argillaceous sandstone, containing...
- consists of silty, argillaceous mudstones, silty, calcareous mudstones, and dolomitic mudstones and dolomites. The silty, argillaceous mudstones contain...
- siltstone, argillaceous sandstone 460 m (1,510 ft) Monteith Formation Late Jur****ic (Tithonian) to Early Cretaceous (Berriasian) quartzose to argillaceous sandstone...
- consists of silty sandstones, with varying argillaceousness. Typically intensely bioturbated and with many bedding structures. "Staithes Sandstone Formation"...
- terms based on grain size, avoiding the use of terms such as "clay" or "argillaceous" which carry an implication of chemical composition: arena. Charlton...
- terms based on grain size, avoiding the use of terms such as "clay" or "argillaceous", which carry an implication of chemical composition: ψαμμίτης, ψάμμος...