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ARKOSE

\ˈɑːkə͡ʊz], \ˈɑːkə‍ʊz], \ˈɑː_k_əʊ_z]\

Definitions of ARKOSE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

A mineral compound formed of the same materials as granite, from the disintegration of which it has evidently been derived.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

(Geol.) Debris of granite, reconstructed into a rock.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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