psammite

American

[sam-ahyt] / ˈsæm aɪt /

noun

Geology.

any sandstone.

psammite British

/ sæˈmɪtɪk, ˈsæmaɪt /

noun

a rare name for sandstone

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Other Word Forms

psammitic adjective

Etymology

Origin of psammite

1880–85; < Greek psámm(os) sand + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

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The sandstone, or psammite, was composed of large grains of quartz mixed with clay of a whitish red or yellow colour; it frequently formed steep cliffs and craggy rugged little peaks.

From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig

The prevailing rock was talc-schiste, alternating with layers of psammite.

From Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 by Leichhardt, Ludwig

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