arenaceous
adjective geology specialized uk/ær.ɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/ us/ær.ɪˈneɪ.ʃəs/
（岩石）沙质的
(of rock) made of sand or particles (= small pieces) similar to sand
The surface is loam, resting on a bed of arenaceous rock. 表面是一层沃土，下面是一片沙质岩石。
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- Sediments of arenaceous or sandy texture are characterized by grain sizes which fall between 1/16 and 2 mm.
- The arenaceous rocks (arenites) include all those clastic sedimentary rocks whose particle sizes range from 2 to 0.06 mm.
- The formation has pebbly sandstones, arkosic sandstones and siltstones, and intercalated thin arenaceous shales.
- The coal-rich and largely argillaceous mid-A to mid-C Westphalian succession, and the coal-poor and largely arenaceous later C/early D Westphalian succession are very different.