psammite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any sandstone, but most often a metamorphosed rock unit with a dominantly sandstone protolith

Word forms

psammite psammites

Etymology

Ancient Greek ψάμμος (psámmos) + -ite

Derived words

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