arkose

Japanese: arkose
arkose

…In terms of mineral composition, rocks are classified as wacke (more than 75% is mudstone) when the cement content (mud matrix) is 15-75%, and arenite (less than 15%), and are further classified according to the ratio of quartz, feldspar, and rock fragments. Arkose is arenite that contains a large amount of feldspar and quartz, and is sandstone that was transported from granite or gneiss areas. Greywacke is a hard, gray sandstone that contains a large amount of mud matrix. …

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Japanese:

…鉱物組成による分類では,膠結分(泥質基質)が15~75%までをワッケwacke(75%以上は泥岩),15%以下をアレナイトareniteに分け,さらに石英,長石,岩片の量比によって細分する。アルコースarkoseとは長石,石英を多量に含むアレナイトで,花コウ岩や片麻岩地帯から運ばれてできた砂岩をいう。グレーワッケgreywackeは泥質基質を多く含み,灰色で堅硬な砂岩をいう。…

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