psammite

[ sam-ahyt ]

/ ˈsæm aɪt /

noun Geology.

any sandstone.

Nearby words

psalms, psalms, book of, psalter, psalterium, psaltery, psammite, psammocarcinoma, psammoma, psammoma body, psammomatous meningioma, psammophyte

Origin of psammite

1880–85; < Greek psámm(os) sand + -ite¹

Also called arenite.

Related forms

psam·mit·ic

[sa-mit-ik] /sæˈmɪt ɪk/, adjective

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Examples from the Web for psammite

The ranges were composed of a Psammite, which was frequently baked, probably by neighbouring out-bursts of igneous rock.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
It seems to me to be a clayey sandstone (Psammite) penetrated by silica.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt
The prevailing rock was talc-schiste, alternating with layers of psammite.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia|Ludwig Leichhardt

British Dictionary definitions for psammite

psammite

/ (ˈsæmaɪt) /

noun

a rare name for sandstone

Derived Forms

psammitic (sæˈmɪtɪk), adjective

Word Origin for psammite

C19: from Greek psammos sand

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