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characteristics of sandstone​

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Characteristics

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• Terrigenous sedimentary rocks composed mainly of sand size particles are called sandstones.
• Sand -size fragments of quartz, feldspars,micas ,heavy minerals and rock fragments constitute the bulk of framework grains of sandstone.
• The voids between the framework grains of sandstones are filled with finer grains of terrigenous origin or by chemically precipitated cement.
• Sandstones are classified by observable petrographic criteria.
• Proportion of quartz, feldspar,rock fragments, and mica are commonly used for this purpose.
• A sandstone composed of wholly quartz grains is considered to be the most matured.