单词 | rudite |
释义 | ruditen. Geology. Any clastic sedimentary rock composed of grains coarser than sand, i.e. greater than 2 mm (approx. 1/ 10 inch) in diameter. Cf. rudaceous adj., psephite n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > rock > composite rock > [noun] > conglomerate > specific pinnel1766 grauwacke1794 unguilite1799 greywacke1805 yolky-stone1805 nagelfluh1808 coombe rock1822 pebble bed1849 breccia1856 ceppo1881 banket1886 ouklip1892 crush-conglomerate1893 basal conglomerate1900 calcrete1902 rudite1904 fanglomerate1912 beach-rock1919 1904 A. W. Grabau in Amer. Geologist 33 242 The consolidated rock whether conglomerate or breccia may be called a rudyte. 1935 Bull. Nat. Res. Council (U.S.) 98 239 Rudite. This is a general term..for fragmental sedimentary rocks coarser than sand grains. 1966 B. Simpson Rocks & Minerals xvii. 174 The quartz-rich rudites are quartz conglomerates and quartz breccias. 2005 A. Pentecost Travertine iv. 69 Cemented rudites are also found on coasts, where calcium bicarbonate groundwater seepage occurs onto shingle banks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1904 |
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