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What (who) is clastic - definition
TYPE OF SEDIMENTARY ROCK
Clastic; Clastic sedimentary rock; Clast; Clastic sediment; Clastic rocks; Clastics; Clastic sedimentary rocks; Clasts; Klastic; Interclastic; Volcano-sedimentary rock
Clastic
·adj Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models).
II. Clastic ·adj Fragmental; made up of brok/ fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock.
clastic
¦ adjective Geology denoting rocks composed of broken pieces of older rocks.
Origin
C19: from Fr. clastique, from Gk klastos 'broken in pieces'.
clast
[klast]
¦ noun Geology a constituent fragment of a clastic rock.
Origin
mid 20th cent.: back-form. from clastic.
Wikipedia
Clastic rock
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 grains of rock broken off other rocks by physical weathering. Geologists use the term clastic to refer to sedimentary rocks and particles in sediment transport, whether in suspension or as bed load, and in sediment deposits.
