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Greensand

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A sand or sediment having a dark greenish color caused by the presence of glauconite.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A greenish sandstone containing glauconite

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. molding sand used for a mold while slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.

n. 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.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A sandstone containing grains of glauconite, which impart to it a greenish hue.

n. In geological classification, one of certain subdivisions of the Cretaceous system.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an olive-green sandstone containing glauconite

Word Usage

"Another soil enhancer we use at Arrows is called greensand, which is a mineral additive that provides potassium tomatoes and peppers are heavy potassium feeders and improves drainage."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

sandstone

Cross Reference

cambridge greensand

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