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Definition: greensand
greensand
n : an olive-green sandstone containing glauconite
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Definition: Greensand
Greensand
\Green"sand`\ (-s[a^]nd`), n. (Geol.)
A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated,
consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and
potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of
phosphate of lime.
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Note: [hand]Greensand is often called
marl, because it is a
useful fertilizer. The greensand beds of the American
Cretaceous belong mostly to the Upper Cretaceous.
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