Arenite
A rock classification type
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About Arenite
Name:
Etymol: Latin arena, sand.
A sandstone with less than 15% of very fine-grained interstitial material (silt and clay).
i. A general name for sedimentary rocks composed of sand-sized fragments irrespective of composition; e.g., quartz arenite, graywacke, arkose, and calcarenite.
Ref: AGI
ii. A clean sandstone that is well sorted, contains little or no matrix material, and has a relatively simple mineralogical composition; specifically a pure or nearly pure, chemically cemented sandstone containing less than 10% argillaceous matrix and inferred to represent a slowly deposited sediment, well-washed by currents.---Adj. arenitic.
i. A general name for sedimentary rocks composed of sand-sized fragments irrespective of composition; e.g., quartz arenite, graywacke, arkose, and calcarenite.
Ref: AGI
ii. A clean sandstone that is well sorted, contains little or no matrix material, and has a relatively simple mineralogical composition; specifically a pure or nearly pure, chemically cemented sandstone containing less than 10% argillaceous matrix and inferred to represent a slowly deposited sediment, well-washed by currents.---Adj. arenitic.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
49440
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:49440:9
Similar Names
| Amenite | A synonym of Amesite | |
| Arendite | A synonym of Epidote | |
| Arenito | A synonym of 'Sandstone' | |
| Arint | A synonym of Native Silver | |
| Armenite | A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered | Ba(H2O)2Ca2Al3[Al3Si9O30] |
| Armenite (of Delamétherie) | A synonym of Azurite | |
| Arsenite | A synonym of Arsenolite | |
| Erinita | A synonym of 'Erinite (of van der Lingen)' | |
| Erinite (of Beudant) | A synonym of Chalcophyllite | |
| Erinite (of Haidinger) | A synonym of Cornwallite | |
| Erinite (of van der Lingen) | A synonym of Spessartine | |
| Iranite | A valid IMA mineral species | Pb10Cu(CrO4)6(SiO4)2(OH)2 |
| Oranite | ||
| Uraniitti | A synonym of Uraninite | |
| Uranite | A synonym of 'Uranium Mica' |
Classification of Arenite
Arenites according to composition (after Pettijohn et al. 1987)
Sub-divisions of Arenite
Common Associates
Internet Links for Arenite
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References for Arenite
Reference List:
Renote island, Trégastel, Lannion, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France