greensand
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noun
a sandstone containing much glauconite, which gives it a greenish hue.
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| an olive-green sandstone consisting mainly of quartz and glauconite | |
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Greensand
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
Greensand is manufactured by coating glauconite with manganese dioxide.
Pressure drop is comparable to that experienced with a greensand filter.
Greensand and anthracite vertical pressure filters for the removal of iron and manganese will be provided.
Greensand filters can also be configured as pressure filters for the removal or arsenic.
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