Question

If you were to find a clean well-sorted sandstone what geologic events may have caused this? How are these events different from those that form an arkose?

Answer 1

Answer: Arenite

Explanation:

Arenite can be defined as the sedimentary clastic rock.

It is of the sand grain size.

It also comprises of matrix.

It is a metamorphosed sediment.

Arenite is formed by the erosion of the turbiditic re-deposition of the sands. It belongs to silicatic limestones.