Arenite

id: arenite-278-5021056
title: Arenite
text: Arenite is a sedimentary clastic rock with sand grain size between 0.0625 mm (0.00245 in) and 2 mm (0.08 in) and containing less than 15% matrix. The related adjective is arenaceous. The equivalent Greek-derived term is psammite, though this is more commonly used for metamorphosed sediments. Since it refers to grain size rather than chemical composition, the term is used for example in the classification of clastic carbonatic limestones, as the granulometrically equivalent term sandstone is not
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category slug: encyclopedia
description: Sedimentary clastic rock
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arenite
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date modified: 2024-02-21T16:16:25Z
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