psammite

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noun

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

OriginAncient Greek ψάμμος →
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Meanings

nounpsammite (countable and uncountable, plural psammites)

plural psammites

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

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψάμμος
  2. Englishpsammite

Ancient Greek ψάμμος (psámmos) + -ite

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APA

psammite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psammite

MLA

“psammite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psammite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psammite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psammite.

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