Definition of pelite in English:

pelite

noun ˈpiːlʌɪtˈpēlīt

Geology

A sediment or sedimentary rock composed of very fine clay or mud particles.
the Eastern Cordillera comprises pelites of pre-Ordovician age
Example sentencesExamples
- In most successions of metamorphic rocks, those with reactive lithologies, such as mature pelites, make up only a small proportion of the rock mass.
- There is no evidence for the superimposition of two entirely separate high-grade metamorphic regimes either in the calc-silicate rocks or in the associated pelites.
- A variety of sedimentary lithologies have been metamorphosed including pelites, psammites, quartzites and carbonates.
- Foliations vary from grain-shape fabrics in quartzites and psammites, to a dominant crenulation cleavage in pelites, with intermediate rocks showing folded cleavage within a bed, and sometimes two cross-cutting cleavages.
- The latter sediments are covered by pelites and sandstones carrying marine invertebrate fossils and deltaic facies with a Glossopteris flora, which indicates an Early Permian age.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek pēlos 'clay, mud' + -ite¹.

Rhymes

Peelite

Definition of pelite in US English:

pelite

nounˈpēlīt

Geology

A very fine-grained sediment or sedimentary rock composed of clay or mud particles.
the Eastern Cordillera comprises pelites of pre-Ordovician age
Example sentencesExamples
- Foliations vary from grain-shape fabrics in quartzites and psammites, to a dominant crenulation cleavage in pelites, with intermediate rocks showing folded cleavage within a bed, and sometimes two cross-cutting cleavages.
- There is no evidence for the superimposition of two entirely separate high-grade metamorphic regimes either in the calc-silicate rocks or in the associated pelites.
- In most successions of metamorphic rocks, those with reactive lithologies, such as mature pelites, make up only a small proportion of the rock mass.
- A variety of sedimentary lithologies have been metamorphosed including pelites, psammites, quartzites and carbonates.
- The latter sediments are covered by pelites and sandstones carrying marine invertebrate fossils and deltaic facies with a Glossopteris flora, which indicates an Early Permian age.

Origin

Late 19th century: from Greek pēlos ‘clay, mud’ + -ite.

单词	pelite
释义	Definition of pelite in English: pelite noun ˈpiːlʌɪtˈpēlīt Geology A sediment or sedimentary rock composed of very fine clay or mud particles. the Eastern Cordillera comprises pelites of pre-Ordovician age Example sentencesExamples In most successions of metamorphic rocks, those with reactive lithologies, such as mature pelites, make up only a small proportion of the rock mass. There is no evidence for the superimposition of two entirely separate high-grade metamorphic regimes either in the calc-silicate rocks or in the associated pelites. A variety of sedimentary lithologies have been metamorphosed including pelites, psammites, quartzites and carbonates. Foliations vary from grain-shape fabrics in quartzites and psammites, to a dominant crenulation cleavage in pelites, with intermediate rocks showing folded cleavage within a bed, and sometimes two cross-cutting cleavages. The latter sediments are covered by pelites and sandstones carrying marine invertebrate fossils and deltaic facies with a Glossopteris flora, which indicates an Early Permian age. Origin Late 19th century: from Greek pēlos 'clay, mud' + -ite¹. Rhymes Peelite Definition of pelite in US English: pelite nounˈpēlīt Geology A very fine-grained sediment or sedimentary rock composed of clay or mud particles. the Eastern Cordillera comprises pelites of pre-Ordovician age Example sentencesExamples Foliations vary from grain-shape fabrics in quartzites and psammites, to a dominant crenulation cleavage in pelites, with intermediate rocks showing folded cleavage within a bed, and sometimes two cross-cutting cleavages. There is no evidence for the superimposition of two entirely separate high-grade metamorphic regimes either in the calc-silicate rocks or in the associated pelites. In most successions of metamorphic rocks, those with reactive lithologies, such as mature pelites, make up only a small proportion of the rock mass. A variety of sedimentary lithologies have been metamorphosed including pelites, psammites, quartzites and carbonates. The latter sediments are covered by pelites and sandstones carrying marine invertebrate fossils and deltaic facies with a Glossopteris flora, which indicates an Early Permian age. Origin Late 19th century: from Greek pēlos ‘clay, mud’ + -ite.
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