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QUARTZ ARENITE [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

A sandstone containing more than 95% quartz framework grains (excluding detrital chert grains) and having any amount of clay matrix and any sorting, rounding, texture, or hardness ...

OBS

quartzarenite: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

PHR

Eolian, feldspathic quartz arenite.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[...] grès composé essentiellement de grains de sable (parfois plus de 90 %) roulés.

OBS

De couleur claire, [ces grains] sont généralement bien cémentés, d'une dureté élevée et d'une bonne résistance.

OBS

quartzarénite : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Quartzarénite éolienne, feldspathique.

Spanish

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