arkose

English

Arkose with grains of K-feldspar (pinkish-orangish) and quartz (gray)

Noun

arkose (countable and uncountable, plural arkoses)

(geology) A sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand.

Derived terms

arkosic

Translations

a sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz

Finnish: arkoosihiekkakivi, arkoosi

Portuguese: arcose f

Anagrams

Koreas, Kosrae, resoak, soaker

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aʁ.koz/

Noun

arkose f (plural arkoses)

(geology) arkose

Lithuanian

Noun

arkose f

locative plural of arka

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