arenaceous

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There was little grass about the river for the ferruginous finely-grained sandstone formed still the riverbank, and was exactly similar to the arenaceous rock on the eastern coast.

From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Mitchell, Thomas

The Arabs say that, once “submerged” beneath the arenaceous “flood”, a man loses the power to extricate himself.

From The Boy Slaves by Reid, Mayne

Cornstone is a limestone containing a large quantity of arenaceous matter or sand.

From Geology by Geikie, James

Sand-dunes in deserts or on coasts are unconsolidated arenaceous rock-masses.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various

The Millstone Grit.—The highest beds of the Carboniferous Limestone series are succeeded, generally with perfect conformity, by a series of arenaceous beds, usually known as the Millstone Grit.

From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne