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  • Sediments given this root often transverse the boundary of siliciclastic rudaceous, arenaceous and argillaceous sediments. Diamicton is the unconsolidated...
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    Arenite (redirect from Arenaceous rock)
    Arenite (from the Latin arena, "sand") is a sedimentary clastic rock with sand grain size between 0.0625 mm (0.00245 in) and 2 mm (0.08 in) and containing...
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    Pelite (category Rock stubs)
    rock, i.e. mudstone or siltstone. The term was earlier used by geologists to describe a clay-rich, fine-grained clastic sediment or sedimentary rock,...
    6 KB (500 words) - 18:47, 22 July 2023
  • Rudite is a general name used for a sedimentary rock composed of rounded or angular detrital grains, i.e. granules, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders, which...
    3 KB (312 words) - 20:29, 19 January 2024
  • Texture Common Greek Latin Coarse gravel(ly) psephite (psephitic) rudite (rudaceous) Medium sand(y) psammite (psammitic) arenite (arenaceous) Fine clay(ey)...
    2 KB (277 words) - 11:39, 20 July 2022
  • commonly used in various publications to describe a metamorphosed sedimentary rock with a dominantly sandstone protolith. In Europe, this term was formerly...
    2 KB (192 words) - 15:53, 5 November 2023
  • Psephite (category Rock stubs)
    Psephite (Greek: psephos, "pebble") is either a sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fragments that are coarser than sand and which are enclosed in...
    2 KB (157 words) - 18:34, 22 July 2023
  • "plucked" surface on the downhill side. rock rolling hills undulating low hill terrain; cf. "Hügelland" rudaceous Having the composition and characteristics...
    81 KB (10,307 words) - 02:51, 1 May 2024
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    described as medium to course grained arenaceous-rudaceous, surrounded by fine-grained to course argillic-rudaceous. Bradwall soil trace elements include Ag Al...
    77 KB (6,927 words) - 22:22, 28 June 2023