Definitions for arkose

arkose ar·kose

Spelling: [ahr-kohs]
IPA: /ˈɑr koʊs/

Arkose is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 135 anagrams from letters in arkose (aekors).

Definitions for arkose

noun

  1. a granular sedimentary rock composed of quartz and feldspar or mica; a feldspathic sandstone.

Origin of arkose

Borrowed into English from French around 1830-40

Examples for arkose

The lowest cretaceous rocks yet found are composed of an arkose, derived in large part from the original igneous mass.

At the base there is often an arkose, composed largely of fragments of serpentine and granite derived from the ancient floor.

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