Greensand
//ˈɡɹiːnsænd// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A greenish sandstone containing glauconite. countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 an olive-green sandstone containing glauconite wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From green + sand.
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