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Psephite

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pelitenoun(geology) A sedimentary rock containing very fine particles.
ruditenounpsephite
sedimentarynounA rock of this kind.
peagritnoun(mineralogy) A coarse pisolitic limestone.
sedimentnounA collection of small particles, particularly dirt, that precipitates from a river or other body of water.
phyllitenoun(geology) A type of metamorphic rock formed from clay-rich sediments called pelites.
pisolitenoun(geology) A sedimentary rock formed from pisoids
conglomeratenoun(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
pedosedimentnounA sedimentary soil.
psammitenoun(mineralogy) Any sandstone, but most often a metamorphosed rock unit with a dominantly sandstone protolith
metasedimentnoun(petrology) A metamorphosed sedimentary rock.
geological matrixnoun(geology) The fine-grained background material in which crystals, pebbles or fossils are embedded in a sedimentary rock
sedimentateverb(nonstandard) To form a sediment
sphaeritenounAlternative form of spherite. [Any of a group of spherical mineral concretions commonly found in many invertebrates.]
siltstonenounA sedimentary rock whose composition is intermediate in grain size between the coarser sandstone and the finer mudstone.
seismitenoun(geology) A sedimentary bed associated with seismic shaking
peastonenounpea gravel
spheritenounAny of a group of spherical mineral concretions commonly found in many invertebrates.
arkosenoun(geology) An arenite sandstone consisting of at least 25% feldspar grains.
breccianoun(petrology) A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.

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