arenaceous
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But there are other reasons for the comparative paucity of fossils in arenaceous strata, as we shall see presently.
From Geology by James Geikie
On an arenaceous strip projecting from the western edge the women were washing and panning where the bottom of the digging was below that of the river.
From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Calcareous and arenaceous rocks, of which the mountains surrounding Etna are composed, and which appear capped with lava near Bronte and elsewhere.
From Etna A History of the Mountain and of its Eruptions by G. F. Rodwell
The greatest proportionate deficiency, however, is observable in the arenaceous region between the Danube and Theiss, where for the most part only periodical floods occur.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various
Sand-dunes in deserts or on coasts are unconsolidated arenaceous rock-masses.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
