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Definition of Psammites

Psammite
Psammite Psam"mite, n. [Gr. ? sandy, from ? sand: cf. F. psammite.] (Min.) A species of micaceous sandstone. -- Psam*mit"ic, a.

Meaning of Psammites from wikipedia

- Psammite (Gr****: psammitēs "(made) from sand", from psammos "sand") is a general term for sandstone. It is equivalent to the Latin-derived term arenite...
- The Sand Reckoner (Gr****: Ψαμμίτης, Psammites) is a work by Archimedes, an Ancient Gr**** mathematician of the 3rd century BC, in which he set out to determine...
- their composition. This ranges from low-mica psammite through semipelite to high-mica pelite. Psammites composed mostly of quartz are classified as quartzite...
- In places, the paragneisses include clinopyroxene-hornblende-bearing psammites, garnet (grossular)-diopside marbles, and biotite-graphite phyllites....
- related adjective is arenaceous. The equivalent Gr****-derived term is psammite, though this is more commonly used for metamorphosed sediments. Since it...
- the north of this line are metamorphosed sandstones and mudstones (i.e. psammites and pelites) which constitute the Southern Highland Group of the Dalradian...
- .) and less than ⁠22/7⁠ (3.1428...). In this treatise, also known as Psammites, Archimedes finds a number that is greater than the grains of sand needed...
- clay-rich) Limestone Calc–silicate rock Mudstone Pelite Siltstone Semi-pelite Sandstone Psammite, Quartzite Conglomerate Metaconglomerate Shale Slate...
- psamath- sand Gr**** psamm- sand Gr**** ψάμμος (psámmos), ψάμαθος (psámathos) psammite, psammitic, psammoma, psammophile, Psammophis, psammophyte, psammosere...
- environment. This sequence of variably metamorphosed and deformed sandstones (psammites) was originally considered as separate from the "Torridonian" and formed...