aeolianite

English

Alternative forms

• eolianite

Etymology

aeolian +‎ -ite

notes on coinage

Sayles (1931) first coined this term to refer to any sediment deposited by the wind and subsequently lithified. The definition of Fairbridge and Johnson (1978) reflects the widely accepted use of the term to define dune calcarenite.

• Sayles, R.W., 1931. Bermuda during the ice age. Proceeding of the America Academy of Arts and Science 66, 381–467.
• Fairbridge, R.W., Johnson, D.L., 1978. Eolianite. In: Fairbridge, R.W., Bourgeois, J.(Eds.)., The Encyclopedia of Sedimentology. Dowden, Hutchinson and Ross, Stroudsburg, PA, pp. 279–282.

Noun

aeolianite (plural aeolianites)

1. (geology) A rock formed from dune sand, often calcareous.

Synonyms

• dune-rock

Derived terms

• aeolianitic