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What (who) is Greensand - definition
SAND OR SANDSTONE CONSISTING LARGELY OF GLAUCONITE, A GREENISH GRANULAR MINERAL
Upper Greensand; Greensand formation; Glauconitic sandstone; Malmstone; Greensand (sedimentary rock); Greensand (geology); Green sand (geology)
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![Occurrence of glauconitic siltstone in the Serra da Saudade ridge, in the [[Alto Paranaíba]] region, [[Minas Gerais]], Brazil.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Glauconitic Siltstone.jpg?width=200 "Occurrence of glauconitic siltstone in the Serra da Saudade ridge, in the [[Alto Paranaíba]] region, [[Minas Gerais]], Brazil.")
Greensand
·noun 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.
greensand
¦ noun Geology a greenish kind of sandstone, often loosely consolidated.
Greensand
Greensand or green sand is a sand or sandstone which has a greenish color. This term is specifically applied to shallow marine sediment that contains noticeable quantities of rounded greenish grains.
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Greensand
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Greensand or green sand is a sand or sandstone which has a greenish color. This term is specifically applied to shallow marine sediment that contains noticeable quantities of rounded greenish grains. These grains are called glauconies and consist of a mixture of mixed-layer clay minerals, such as smectite and glauconite. Greensand is also loosely applied to any glauconitic sediment.
