psammite

[ sam-ahyt ]

noun

, Geology.

1. any sandstone.

psammite

/ sæˈmɪtɪk; ˈsæmaɪt /

noun

1. a rare name for sandstone

Derived Forms

• psammitic, adjective

Other Words From

• psam·mit·ic [sa-, mit, -ik], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of psammite¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of psammite¹

C19: from Greek psammos sand

Example Sentences

The characteristic Holoptychius nobilissimus has been detected in the Psammite de Condroz, which in Belgium forms a characteristic sandy portion of the Upper Devonian rocks.

From Project Gutenberg

Porphyry was observed on several spots; indurated clay frequently; and, on the top of the hill below which we encamped, I found quartz porphyry, and at the foot a psammite? which I had met several times associated with talc-schiste.

From Project Gutenberg

The ranges were composed of a Psammite, which was frequently baked, probably by neighbouring out-bursts of igneous rock.

From Project Gutenberg

Other conical hills or short ranges, with irregular rugged crests, were composed of granite of many varieties, red and white, fine grained without hornblende, or containing the latter substance, and changing into sienite; and, at one place, it seemed as if it had broken through Psammite.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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