Definition of arkose in English:

arkose

noun ˈɑːkəʊsˈɑːkəʊzˈärˌkōs

mass nounGeology

A coarse-grained sandstone which is at least 25 per cent feldspar.
Example sentencesExamples
- When the sandstone contains appreciable quantities of feldspar the rock is called arkose.
- Soils on basalt had a higher pH and were higher in most micronutrients, but lower in Iron, than soils on arkose.
- Ghanem et al. referred to the Hammamat Group as molasse-type sediments that consist of polymictic conglomerate, arkose, greywacke, siltstone and minor mudstone.
- Conglomerate clasts are principally volcanic rocks and greenish gray chert, with subordinate arkose, graywacke, siltstone, red chert, quartzite, white quartz, and limestone.
- The matrix ranges from sandstone to arkose, and is frequently just fine-grained conglomerate.

Derivatives

arkosic

adjectiveˌɑːˈkəʊzɪkˌɑːkəʊsɪk

Geology

One such stone that played an important role in American culture was brownstone, an arkosic sandstone.
Example sentencesExamples
- The upper part is more sandy, containing clean, arkosic, sharp-based sandstones up to 50 cm thick with locally matrix-supported conglomeratic bases.
- The group consists of some 8 km of Moine-like, shallow-marine, arkosic clastics, with conglomerates in the NW adjacent to the Great Glen fault and deeper water sandstone-mudstone turbidites in the Corrieyairack basin.
- During this study, however, chlorite associated with the final stages of deformation has been identified in the limestone and arkosic sandstone of the Timirovo thrust system.
- The rocks typically comprise a monotonous sequence of greywackes, reddish-weathering arkosic sandstones, shales and subordinate conglomerates.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, probably from Greek arkhaios 'ancient'.

Definition of arkose in US English:

arkose

nounˈärˌkōs

Geology

A coarse-grained sandstone that is at least 25 percent feldspar.
Example sentencesExamples
- The matrix ranges from sandstone to arkose, and is frequently just fine-grained conglomerate.
- Ghanem et al. referred to the Hammamat Group as molasse-type sediments that consist of polymictic conglomerate, arkose, greywacke, siltstone and minor mudstone.
- Soils on basalt had a higher pH and were higher in most micronutrients, but lower in Iron, than soils on arkose.
- When the sandstone contains appreciable quantities of feldspar the rock is called arkose.
- Conglomerate clasts are principally volcanic rocks and greenish gray chert, with subordinate arkose, graywacke, siltstone, red chert, quartzite, white quartz, and limestone.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, probably from Greek arkhaios ‘ancient’.

单词	arkose
释义	Definition of arkose in English: arkose noun ˈɑːkəʊsˈɑːkəʊzˈärˌkōs mass nounGeology A coarse-grained sandstone which is at least 25 per cent feldspar. Example sentencesExamples When the sandstone contains appreciable quantities of feldspar the rock is called arkose. Soils on basalt had a higher pH and were higher in most micronutrients, but lower in Iron, than soils on arkose. Ghanem et al. referred to the Hammamat Group as molasse-type sediments that consist of polymictic conglomerate, arkose, greywacke, siltstone and minor mudstone. Conglomerate clasts are principally volcanic rocks and greenish gray chert, with subordinate arkose, graywacke, siltstone, red chert, quartzite, white quartz, and limestone. The matrix ranges from sandstone to arkose, and is frequently just fine-grained conglomerate. Derivatives arkosic adjectiveˌɑːˈkəʊzɪkˌɑːkəʊsɪk Geology One such stone that played an important role in American culture was brownstone, an arkosic sandstone. Example sentencesExamples The upper part is more sandy, containing clean, arkosic, sharp-based sandstones up to 50 cm thick with locally matrix-supported conglomeratic bases. The group consists of some 8 km of Moine-like, shallow-marine, arkosic clastics, with conglomerates in the NW adjacent to the Great Glen fault and deeper water sandstone-mudstone turbidites in the Corrieyairack basin. During this study, however, chlorite associated with the final stages of deformation has been identified in the limestone and arkosic sandstone of the Timirovo thrust system. The rocks typically comprise a monotonous sequence of greywackes, reddish-weathering arkosic sandstones, shales and subordinate conglomerates. Origin Mid 19th century: from French, probably from Greek arkhaios 'ancient'. Definition of arkose in US English: arkose nounˈärˌkōs Geology A coarse-grained sandstone that is at least 25 percent feldspar. Example sentencesExamples The matrix ranges from sandstone to arkose, and is frequently just fine-grained conglomerate. Ghanem et al. referred to the Hammamat Group as molasse-type sediments that consist of polymictic conglomerate, arkose, greywacke, siltstone and minor mudstone. Soils on basalt had a higher pH and were higher in most micronutrients, but lower in Iron, than soils on arkose. When the sandstone contains appreciable quantities of feldspar the rock is called arkose. Conglomerate clasts are principally volcanic rocks and greenish gray chert, with subordinate arkose, graywacke, siltstone, red chert, quartzite, white quartz, and limestone. Origin Mid 19th century: from French, probably from Greek arkhaios ‘ancient’.
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