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ALL meanings of arkose

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  • noun arkose a sandstone consisting of grains of feldspar and quartz cemented by a mixture of quartz and clay minerals 3
  • noun arkose a medium-grained sandstone containing feldspar, derived from the erosion of igneous rock, esp. granite 3
  • noun arkose A coarse-grained sandstone that is at least 25 percent feldspar. 1
  • noun arkose a granular sedimentary rock composed of quartz and feldspar or mica; a feldspathic sandstone. 1
  • noun arkose (geology) A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand. 0
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