clastic

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made up from parts that are easily removable
made from fragments of pre-existing rocks
A texture shown by sedimentary rocks from deposits of mineral and rock fragments
of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks (e g , conglomerates or sandstone)
being able to readily break into small fragments or pieces
{s} separating into pieces, detachable (Biology)
adj composed of fragmental material derived from previous rocks and redeposited, in reference to sedimentary rocks
Pertaining to rock or sediment composed mainly of fragments derived from preexisting rocks or minerals and moved from their place of origin The term indicates sediment sources that are both within and outside the depositional basin
capable of being taken apart; "the professor had a clastic model of the human brain"
(rhymes with plastic)
conglomerates or sandstone
Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy (of models)
Composed of broken fragments that have been derived from pre-existing rocks by weathering and erosion and transported some distance from their place of origin
Pertaining to a rock or sediment composed principally of broken fragments that are derived from pre-existing rocks or minerals and that have been transported some distance from their places of origin ADVANCE \x 540
Describing a rock or sediment composed mainly of broken fragments of preexisting minerals or rocks that have been transported from their places of origin
Fragmental; made up of brok&?; fragments; as, sandstone is a clastic rock
- broken fragments of pre-existing rocks; sandstones are clastic rocks
A sedimentary rock mostly composed from fragments of the parent material & deposited by mechanical transport
Rock or sediment composed principally of broken fragments that are derived from preexisting rocks which have been transported from their place of origin, as in sandstone
A general term used in sedimentology to describe mineral and rock fragments in sediments/sedimentary rocks that have been derived from pre-existing rock Rock and mineral fragments in this context may be referred to as clasts
Derived from clast, a particle of broken down rock A clastic rock is a sediment composed of fragments of pre-existing clasts For example, conglomerates, sandstones and shales are clastic rocks
of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks e
capable of being taken apart; "the professor had a clastic model of the human brain" of or belonging to or being a rock composed of fragments of older rocks e
Sedimentary rock formed from mineral fragments which have been moved individually from their places of origin
clastic rock
(geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
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