Sublithic-arenite
A rock classification type
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An arenite where between 5% and 25% of the interstitial material is rock fragments and rock fragments > feldspar and the rest made up of quartz.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
49119
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:49119:2
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
64516f1c-a50d-4122-b230-86dad1a052cb
Classification of Sublithic-arenite
- Rock
- Sedimentary rock and sediment
- Sedimentary rock
- Clastic sedimentary rock
- Siliclastic-sedimentary-rock
- Silicate-sandstone
- Silicate-arenite
- Sublithic-arenite
- Silicate-arenite
- Silicate-sandstone
- Sandstone
- Silicate-sandstone
- Silicate-arenite
- Sublithic-arenite
- Silicate-arenite
- Arenite
- Silicate-arenite
- Sublithic-arenite
- Silicate-arenite
- Silicate-sandstone
- Siliclastic-sedimentary-rock
- Clastic sedimentary rock
- Sedimentary rock
- Sedimentary rock and sediment
Arenites according to composition (after Pettijohn et al. 1987)
Mineralogy of Sublithic-arenite
Essential minerals - these are minerals that are required within the classification of this rock:
Non-essential minerals - these minerals are common, sometimes major components, but are not always present:
| Feldspar | A petrological term for Feldspar Group. |
Internet Links for Sublithic-arenite
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References for Sublithic-arenite
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