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noun - a rock composed of small pebbles
PSEPHITE - Psephite (Greek: psephos, pebble) is either a sediment or sedimentary rock composed of fragments that are coarser than sand and which are enclosed in...
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| Rock composed of pebbles (geol.) |
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| Oct 5 2003 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
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| In petrography, a coarse conglomerate with argillaceous cement: extended by Naumann to all coarse fragmental rocks, conglomerates, and breccias. Distinguished from psammite and pelite. |
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| Psephite (Greek: psephos, pebble) is either a 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. It is equivalent to a rudite. Shingle, gravel, breccia, and especially conglomerate, would all be considered psephites. It is equivalent to the Latin-derived term rudite. Psephite is more commonly used for a metamorphosed rudite.Pettijohn gives the following descriptive terms based on grain size, avoiding the use of terms such as "clay" or "argillaceous" which carry an implication of chemical composition: |