clayey matrix. Lithic sandstones can have a speckled (salt and pepper) or gray color, and are usually associated with one specific type of lithic fragment (i...

the sandstone is dominantly plagioclase, then it is igneous in origin. Lithic arenites are characterised by generally high content of unstable lithic fragments...

Look up lithic or lithics in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lithic may refer to: Relating to stone tools Lithic analysis, the analysis of stone tools...

called rock fragments instead of lithic fragments. Sandstones rich in lithic fragments are called lithic sandstones. These can include granular (~rhyolitic)...

in the Amadeus Basin. Lithic sandstone – Sandstone with fragments of other rocks Jackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "arkosic sandstone". Glossary of Geology...

Quartz sandstones have >90% quartz grains Feldspathic sandstones have <90% quartz grains and more feldspar grains than lithic grains Lithic sandstones have...

In archaeology, lithic technology includes a broad array of techniques used to produce usable tools from various types of stone. The earliest stone tools...

feldspar are called arkoses, and those rich in lithics are called lithic sandstones. Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks are composed of mainly silicate particles...

quartz F – feldspar L – lithic fragments In general, the most contentious item counted is chert, which is usually counted as a lithic fragment, but is sometimes...

it comprises fine to medium-grained lithic sandstone. The Bringelly Shale lies above the Minchinbury Sandstone. Fossils are rare in this stratum, though...

and aeolian processes. Arkose – Type of sandstone containing at least 25% feldspar Lithic sandstone – Sandstone with fragments of other rocks Blatt, Harvey...

angular grains of quartz, feldspar, and small rock fragments or sand-size lithic fragments set in a compact, clay-fine matrix. It is a texturally immature...

up to 112 metres thick. The rock is composed of quartzose to quartz lithic sandstone. It is situated below the Mount York Claystone in the Blue Mountains...

Triassic Period. It includes various rock types including lithic sandstone, quartz sandstone, siltstones, claystones, conglomerate and shales, some of...

consists of claystone, shale and quartz-lithic sandstone. Often seen situated below the Burra-Moko Head Sandstone in the cliffs of the Blue Mountains. The...

the base, followed by a calcareous sandstone member, marine shale, glauconitic sandstone and salt and pepper sandstone. An additional non-marine sequence...

flat-bedding. With very fine feldspathic lithic sandstone, and thin layers of lenses of fine-grained sandstone. The Conjola Formation dominates the geology...

includes quartz-lithic sandstone, sometimes with pebbles. Sydney Basin Bald Hill Claystone Garie Formation Narrabeen group "Scarborough Sandstone". Geo Science...

Devonian geological period. Bundook beds consists of grey to brown lithic sandstone and siltstone, frequently cherty and ribbon banded. The formation is...

Budgong Sandstone is a lithic sedimentary rock occurring in the Sydney Basin in eastern Australia. This stratum is up to 370 metres thick. Formed in the...

layers of quartz sandstone keyed into the parent rock, and upper portions of the sea walls were again constructed from lithic sandstone blocks that had...

rocks. This formation includes green to brown, medium thickly bedded lithic sandstone with turbiditic sedimentary structures and interbeds of brown thinly...

bedded marine muddy sandstone and mudstone, often black. Red roundstone conglomerate is common and all beds are tuffaceous. Lithic tuff and spilite are...

non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually...

term for lithic fragments that have been deformed to become (part of or exclusively) a traditional sandstone matrix. This is formed when a lithic-rich sandstone...

more information on this subject, see lithic reduction. Large-grained materials such as basalt, granite and sandstone may also be used as tool stones, but...

medium-grained quartz-lithic sandstone, with lenticular shale interbeds. Often seen as a grey-green colour when exposed, the Bulgo sandstone contains a high...

formation includes red, green and grey shale with quartz-lithic sandstone. Sydney Basin Scarborough Sandstone Garie Formation Narrabeen group "Stanwell Park Claystone"...

metres thick. Formed in the Late Permian, it comprises shale, quartz-lithic sandstone, conglomerate rocks, and chert, with sporadically carbonaceous mudstone...

may be found on top of the escarpment. The Baghor site, with all its many lithic artefacts, was probably formed between 9000 B.C and 8000 B.C. Researchers...