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psammite
[ sam-ahyt ]
noun
, Geology.
- any sandstone.
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Derived Forms
- psammitic, adjective
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Other Words From
- psam·mit·ic [sa-, mit, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of psammite1
C19: from Greek psammos sand
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Example Sentences
The ranges were composed of a Psammite, which was frequently baked, probably by neighbouring out-bursts of igneous rock.
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The prevailing rock was talc-schiste, alternating with layers of psammite.
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It seems to me to be a clayey sandstone (Psammite) penetrated by silica.
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