Lithic sandstone

id: lithic-sandstone-278-13872318
title: Lithic sandstone
text: Lithic sandstones, or lithic arenites, or litharenites, are sandstones with a significant (>5%) component of lithic fragments, though quartz and feldspar are usually present as well, along with some clayey matrix. Lithic sandstones can have a speckled or gray color, and are usually associated with one specific type of lithic fragment. Tectonically, lithic sandstones often form in a wide variety sedimentary depositional environments associated with active margins. This tectonic setting provides t
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description: Sandstone with fragments of other rocks
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date modified: 2023-11-05T15:36:21Z
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