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clast

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clast  (klst)
n.
A rock fragment or grain resulting from the breakdown of larger rocks.
[From Greek klastos, broken, from kln, to break.]
clast  (klst)
A rock fragment or grain resulting from the breakdown of larger rocks.
clastic adjective (klstk)
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Noun1.clast - (geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock
geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
clastic rock - (geology) a rock composed of broken pieces of older rocks
fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
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[FIGURE 8 OMITTED] The high clast content, poor sorting, numerous angular clasts, and absence of bedding (Fig.
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