‖ aˈmmites, aˈmites Min. Obs.
[a. Gr. ἀµµίτης sandstone, f. ἄµµος sand.]
An obsolete name for Oolite, in reference to its granular structure.
| 1750 Leonardus's Mirr. Stones 75 Amites, is a Stone of the Colour of Alumn or Nitre, but harder than either. 1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., The Ammites appears to the eye as a composition of large sand. |