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Sandstone vs Arkose - What's the difference?

sandstone | arkose |

As nouns the difference between sandstone and arkose

is that sandstone is a sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc while arkose is a sedimentary rock consisting of small fragments of feldspar and quartz similar to a coarse sand.

sandstone

English

(wikipedia sandstone)

Noun

  • A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
    • (-)

    Derived terms

    * metasandstone

    arkose

    English

    Noun

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

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