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Psammite

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psammomanoun(medicine) A brain tumour containing concretions resembling grains of sand
metasandstonenounA sandstone that has undergone metamorphism to some degree.
psammaquentnoun(soil science) A sandy aquent.
metasiltstonenounA siltstone that has undergone metamorphism to some degree.
metasedimentnoun(petrology) A metamorphosed sedimentary rock.
psephitenounA sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fragments that are coarser than sand and which are enclosed in a matrix that varies in kind and amount.
psammentnoun(soil science) A kind of soil, an entisol consisting basically of unconsolidated sand deposits.
sandbodynounA finite accumulation of sand that formed due to a specific depositional process.
sandstonenounA sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.
sedimentarynounA rock of this kind.
sandnoun(uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
soapstonenoun(geology) A soft rock, rich in talc, also containing serpentine and either magnetite, dolomite or calcite.
sanderitenoun(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of hydrated magnesium sulphate, MgSO₄·H₂O.
metasomatitenoun(geology) A metasomatic rock.
shell sandnounSand consisting mainly of fragments of shells, and often containing a small proportion of organic matter.
metamudstonenounA mudstone that has undergone metamorphism to some degree.
mudstonenoun(petrology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds.
sombreritenoun(mineralogy) A hard impure calcium phosphate.
sarsennounAny of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in southern England.
quartzitenoun(mineralogy) A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz.

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