They are typically composed of sheer blocks of Precambrian quartz arenite sandstone that rise abruptly from the jungle, giving rise to spectacular natural scenery.
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This outcrop is part of the Brand Group and is known as the Stable Pit Member, a Quartz arenite rock with a smooth glassy appearance.
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Arenophiles ( named after arenite, a scientific name for sand ) now swap sand and collecting tips with like-minded hobbyists from around the globe.
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Sandstone, also known as arenite, makes up the softer, bottom layers of the formations while ironstone accounts for the harder and less-eroded top layers.
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The term'quartz arenite'is derived from the main component ( quartz ) and arenite, a Latin term for a rock with sand-sized grains.
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The term'quartz arenite'is derived from the main component ( quartz ) and arenite, a Latin term for a rock with sand-sized grains.
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The change in topographic expression, color, and the facies change, from quartz arenite, to mudstone and fine-grained arkose & ndash; is gradational.
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The Uinta Mountain Group from oldest to youngest includes Uinta Mountain unidivided quartz arenite, overlain by the Moosehorn Lake, Mount Watson, Hades Peak, and Red Shale formations.
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Six sandstone names are possible using the descriptors for grain composition ( quartz-, feldspathic-, and lithic-) and the amount of matrix ( wacke or arenite ).
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First, the Hance Rapids ( lower ) member consists of purple to reddish-purple mudstone, interbedded sandy siltstone, and rare occurrences of thin-bedded subarkose-to quartz arenite.
