Definition of Clastic. Meaning of Clastic. Synonyms of Clastic

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Definition of Clastic

Clastic
Clastic Clas"tic, a. [Gr. ? br?, fr. ? to break.] 1. Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models). 2. (Min.) Fragmental; made up of brok? fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock.

Meaning of Clastic from wikipedia

- Clastic rocks are composed of fragments, or clasts, of pre-existing minerals and rock. A clast is a fragment of geological detritus, chunks, and smaller...
- into four groups based on the processes responsible for their formation: clastic sedimentary rocks, biochemical (biogenic) sedimentary rocks, chemical sedimentary...
- A clastic **** is a seam of sedimentary material that fills an open fracture in and cuts across sedimentary rock strata or layering in other rock types...
- In geology, a clastic wedge is a thick ac****ulation of sediments or sedimentary rocks eroded and deposited landward of a mountain chain or geological...
- diameter of individual grains of sediment, or the lithified particles in clastic rocks. The term may also be applied to other granular materials. This is...
- either cutting across layers of rock or through a contiguous m**** of rock. Clastic ****s are formed when sediment fills a pre-existing crack. A magmatic ****...
- Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g., kaolin...
- (0–0 ft) Lithology Primary andesite flow, tuff and breccia Other volcanic Clastic rocks, pumice, lapilli, Phenocrysts, plagioclase Location Coordinates 28°36′N...
- Siltation is water pollution caused by particulate terrestrial clastic material, with a particle size dominated by silt or clay. It refers both to the...
- fine-grained sedimentary rock composed of cryptocrystalline silica Claystone – Clastic sedimentary rock composed primarily of clay-sized particles Coal – Combustible...