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Psephite

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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:
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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
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Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, J.A., eds. (2005)
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Index

Greek
sediment
sedimentary rock
rudite
Shingle
gravel
breccia
conglomerate
Latin
metamorphosed
rudite
psammite
arenite
pelite
lutite
ψῆφος
Liddell, Henry George
Scott, Robert
A Greek–English Lexicon
Perseus Project
ISBN
0-922152-76-4
Pettijohn F. J.
ISBN
0-06-045191-2
Stub icon
sedimentary rock
stub
expanding it
v

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