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 Geikie, James

The common sand-carex and other arenaceous plants bind the loose sand-dunes of our coasts, and give them a permanence, which would at once be destroyed were the sand laid bare again to storms.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

Rocks, definition of, 14; divisions of, 14, 15; igneous, 14; aqueous, 15-18; mechanically-formed, 18-20; chemically-formed, 20; organically-formed, 20-37; arenaceous, 20; argillaceous, 20; calcareous, 20-32; siliceous, 20, 32-34.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne

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 Rodwell, G. F.

Taken as a whole, the Cambrian formation is essentially composed of arenaceous and Page 80 muddy sediments, the latter being sometimes red, but more commonly nearly black in colour.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne