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greensand
(encz) | greensand, n: |
Greensand
(gcide) | Greensand \Green"sand`\ (-s[a^]nd`), n. (Geol.)
A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated,
consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and
potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of
phosphate of lime.
[1913 Webster]
Note: [hand]Greensand is often called marl, because it is a
useful fertilizer. The greensand beds of the American
Cretaceous belong mostly to the Upper Cretaceous.
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greensand
(wn) | greensand
n 1: an olive-green sandstone containing glauconite |
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Greensand
(gcide) | Greensand \Green"sand`\ (-s[a^]nd`), n. (Geol.)
A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated,
consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and
potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of
phosphate of lime.
[1913 Webster]
Note: [hand]Greensand is often called marl, because it is a
useful fertilizer. The greensand beds of the American
Cretaceous belong mostly to the Upper Cretaceous.
[1913 Webster] |
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