"arenite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arenites [plural]
Etymology: Latin arēna (“sand”) + -ite Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|arēna||sand}} Latin arēna (“sand”), {{suffix|en||ite}} + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} arenite (countable and uncountable, plural arenites)
  1. Any sedimentary rock with a grain size in the sand range on the Wentworth scale. Wikipedia link: arenite Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Rocks Derived forms: arenaceous, arenitic, quartz arenite Related terms: psammite Translations (sedimentary rock): areniitti (Finnish), arénite [feminine] (French), arenit [masculine] (Polish)

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