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greensand

Syllables: green·sand/ˈɡɹiːnsænd/US/ˈɡɹinsænd/

greensand noun: a greenish sandstone containing glauconite.

greensand: a greenish sandstone containing glauconite
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Noun

greensand (countable and uncountable, plural greensands)

  1. A greenish sandstone containing glauconite.
    • The numerous beds of coarse Oolites, which in England in general occur below the lyas and greensand, are entirely wanting in Ireland: But this is the case also in the neighbourhood of Lime-Regis in Dorsetshire, which place affords an exact counterpart of the Irish series here described.1817 November, “Art. IV. Transactions of the Geological Society, Established November 1807. Vol. III. 4to. pp. 444. W. Phillips, London, 1816. [book review]”, in The Edinburgh Review, or Critical...
    • The Sassafras soils occur on the Atlantic coastal plain from the mouth of Chesapeake Bay to Long Island. They are developed from coastal-plain materials consisting of sand and clay, free from lime carbonates or greensand.1927, L[inwood] L[awrence] Lee, J. E. Tine, “Collington Loam”, in Soil Survey of the Freehold Area, New Jersey (United States Department of Agriculture Series 1927; no. 33), [Washington, D.C.]...

greensand meaning in Arabic

greensand in Arabic

greenish sandstone
رمل أخضر

Examples of greensand in a sentence

  • Some greensands contain over fifty percent glauconite.1972, F[rancis] J[ohn] Pettijohn, Paul Edwin Potter, Raymond Siever, Sand and Sandstone, Berlin; Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, →ISBN...
  • This process forms a manganese-coated greensand, which can remove soluble iron and manganese.2002, Gary S. Logsdon, Alan F. Hess, Michael J. Chipps, Anthony J. Rachwal, “The Regulatory Environment”, in Filter Maintenance and...
  • A useful product called greensand (glauconite) is mined from petrified seaweed deposits.2013 February, Barbara Damrosch, Eliot Coleman, “The Soil”, in The Four Season Farm Gardener’s Cookbook: From the Garden to the Table in...

Forms of greensand

pluralgreensands
alternative formgreen-sand

Origin of greensand

From green + sand.

Questions about greensand

What does greensand mean?
Greensand means a greenish sandstone containing glauconite.
What is greensand in Arabic?
Greensand in Arabic is رمل أخضر. See Greensand meaning in Arabic.
How do you use greensand in a sentence?
Some greensands contain over fifty percent glauconite.
What part of speech is greensand?
Greensand is a noun.
How do you pronounce greensand?
Greensand is pronounced /ˈɡɹiːnsænd/ (UK).
What is the plural of greensand?
The plural of greensand is greensands.

Words near greensand in the dictionary

  1. Greens Beach
  2. Greens Creek
  3. Greens Norton
  4. greens out
  5. greens up
  6. greensand
  7. greensands
  8. greensauce
  9. greensauces
  10. Greensboro
  11. Greensborough

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