psammite

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek ψάμμος (psámmos) +‎ -ite

Noun

psammite (countable and uncountable, plural psammites)

  1. (mineralogy) Any sandstone, but most often a metamorphosed rock unit with a dominantly sandstone protolith.
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