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psephite

[see-fahyt]

noun Geology.

any coarse rock, as breccia or conglomerate.

Origin:
< Greek psêph(os) pebble + -ite¹

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psephite (ˈsiːfaɪt)

—n
	any rock, such as a breccia, that consists of large fragments embedded in a finer matrix

[C19: via French from Greek psēphos a pebble]

psephitic

—*adj*

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