Arkose

arkose, coarse sandstone (sedimentary rock composed of cemented grains 0.06–2 millimetres [0.0024–0.08 inch] in diameter) primarily made up of quartz and feldspar grains together with small amounts of mica, all moderately well sorted, slightly worn, and loosely cemented with calcite or, less commonly, iron oxides or silica. Arkose is often used informally by geologists as a feldspathic arenite, because it is rich in feldspar (more than 25 percent of the sand grains) and distinguished from graywacke by its lighter colour. In the absence of stratification, arkose may bear superficial resemblance to granite, and it aptly has been described as reconstituted granite, or granite wash. Like the granites from which they were formed, arkoses are pink or gray. #earth #architecture #amazing #design #buildingstone #rock #diy #android #construction #enjoy