Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In geology, having a structure like that of sandstone made up of rounded grains of sand. If the grains are sharp, the structure is called
gritty , and the rock a grit or gritstone.
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High PGE gold mineralisation was also encountered (275. 20275.90m) in footwall psammitic host rocks.
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