arkose

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English

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

arkose (countable and uncountable, plural arkoses)

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

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʁ.koz/
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Noun

arkose f (plural arkoses)

  1. (geology) arkose

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Lithuanian

Noun

arkose f

  1. locative plural of arka