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Arkose
Arkose Ar*kose", n. [F] (Petrog) A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. -- Ar*kos"ic, a.

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- Arkose (/ˈɑːrkoʊs, -koʊz/) or arkosic sandstone is a detrital sedimentary rock, specifically a type of sandstone containing at least 25% feldspar. Arkosic...
- known as arkoses. Ba****t uplift sands are near the F pole. This includes "thick-skinned tectonics." As sandstones, these are known as arkoses. Recycled...
- sandstone is not appropriate for limestone. Other arenites include sandstones, arkoses, greensands, and greywackes. Arenites mainly form by erosion of other rocks...
- Wartlike load casts in Hettangian arkoses from the northern Aquitaine Basin...
- Mutitjulu Arkose, and it is one of many sedimentary formations filling the Amadeus Basin. Uluru is dominantly composed of co****-grained arkose (a type...
- The Portland Formation is a geological formation in Connecticut and M****achusetts in the northeastern United States. It dates back to the Early Jur****ic...
- m****opodan sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Late Tri****ic (Norian) Pebbly Arkose Formation of Zimbabwe. The genus contains a single species, M. sanyatiensis...
- The Dawson Arkose is a geologic formation in the Denver Basin that underlies the Denver area in Colorado. It is characterized by alternating beds of arkosic...
- shales, while the remainder consists of 6% limestone and 12% sandstone and arkoses. Sedimentary rocks often contain fossils. Sedimentary rocks form under...
- of basal sauropodomorph dinosaur from the Late Tri****ic (Carnian) Pebbly Arkose Formation of Zimbabwe. The genus contains a single species, Mbiresaurus...