单词 | poecilite |
释义 | † poeciliten. Geology. Obsolete. rare. The rock of the Triassic system in north-west Europe; esp. the New Red Sandstone. Cf. New Red Sandstone n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > stratigraphic units > [noun] > secondary or Mesozoic > Triassic > specific red marl1625 Muschelkalk1824 poecilite1832 keuper1844 bunter1874 Karoo beds1876 1832 W. D. Conybeare in Rep. Brit. Assoc. 379 The next geological group..beneath the lias and oolites, is that..characterized by the new red or variegated sandstone... I will venture therefore to propose the term Pœcilite..and hence denominate the group, pœcilitic. Brongniart has already adopted the Gallicised form Pœcilien. 1858 W. Whewell Novum Organon Renov. (ed. 3) iv. ix. 288 The term Pœcilite [was] proposed by Mr. Conybeare to designate the group of strata which lies below the oolites and lias, including the new red or variegated sandstone, with the keuper above, and the magnesian limestone below it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1832 |
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