HyperDic: clastic_rock

English > 1 sense of the expression clastic rock:
NOUNobjectclastic rock(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
English > clastic rock: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks.
CategorygeologyA science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
Partsclast(geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
Broaderrock, stoneA lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
Catalanclast
Adjectivesclasticof or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e.g., conglomerates or sandstone)

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