arenaceous
adjective
geologyspecializeduk/ær.ɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/us/ær.ɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/(ofrock) made ofsandorparticles(=smallpieces)similartosand:
(岩石)沙质的Thesurfaceisloam,restingon abedof arenaceousrock.表面是一层沃土,下面是一片沙质岩石。
- Sediments of arenaceous orsandytexturearecharacterizedbygrainsizeswhichfallbetween 1/16 and 2 mm.
- The arenaceousrocks(arenites)includeall those clasticsedimentaryrockswhoseparticlesizesrangefrom 2 to 0.06 mm.
- Theformationhaspebblysandstones, arkosic sandstones and siltstones, and intercalatedthinarenaceous shales.
- The coal-rich andlargelyargillaceous mid-A to mid-C Westphaliansuccession, and the coal-poor andlargelyarenaceouslaterC/early D Westphaliansuccessionare very different.
Geology: types of rock
- arenite
- asthenosphere
- asthenospheric
- basaltic
- bioclastic
- borax
- chalk
- emery
- feldspar
- flint
- limestone
- magma
- marcasite
- marl
- marmoreal
- metamorphic
- pumice
- pumice stone
- scour
- soapstone