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Definitions of psammite in various dictionaries:
noun - a fine-grained rock
PSAMMITE - Psammite (Greek psammos, sand) is a general term for sandstone. It is equivalent to the Latin-derived term arenite and is commonly used in various pu...
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| Minute mass one found in mushy paste that's made of sand grains |
| A general term for sandstone |
| Pam times processing of sandstone |
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
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| Dec 17 2012 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
| Nov 2 2007 The Times - Cryptic |
| Nov 22 2001 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
| Nov 22 2001 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword |
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| Any sandstone, but most often a metamorphosed rock unit with a dominantly sandstone protolith. |
| Originally: a fine or smooth-grained sandstone (obsolete). In later use: a sedimentary rock composed of medium-sized particles (commonly defined as those with a diameter between 116 mm and either 2 or 4 mm). |
| Psammite description |
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| Psammite (Greek psammos, sand) is a general term for sandstone. It is equivalent to the Latin-derived term arenite and is commonly used in various publications to describe a metamorphosed sedimentary rock with a dominantly sandstone protolith. In Europe, this term was formerly used for a fine-grained, fissile, clayey sandstone. Pettijohn gives the following descriptive terms based on grain size, avoiding the use of terms such as "clay" or "argillaceous", which carry an implication of chemical composition: |