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CLASTIC ROCK

Specialty Definition: CLASTIC ROCK

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Geography

Rock which is composed of detrital material which has been transported mechanically. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

A consolidated sedimentary rock composed principally of broken fragments that are derived from preexisting rocks (of any origin) or from the solid products formed during chemical weathering of such rocks, and that have been transported mechanically to their places of deposition; e.g., a sandstone, conglomerate, or shale; or a limestone consisting of particles derived from a preexisting limestone. Syn:fragmental rock; clasolite. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: CLASTIC ROCK

English words defined with "CLASTIC ROCK": Clastic. (references)

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Modern Translation: CLASTIC ROCK

Language Translations for "CLASTIC ROCK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

klastisk bjergart. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

klastisch gesteente. (various references)

   

Finnish

  

klastinen kivilaji (detrital rocks, fragmental rocks). (various references)

   

French

  

roche détrique, roche clastique. (various references)

   

German

  

zertrümmertes Gestein, Trümmergestein (detrital rocks, fragmental rocks), Trümmerfels. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κλαστικό πέτρωμα. (various references)

   

Italian

  

roccia clastica. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

asticclay ockray.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

rocha clástica. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

klastisk bergart (detrital rocks, fragmental rocks). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: CLASTIC ROCK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-c-c-i-k-l-o-r-s-t"

-2 letters: cocktails.

-3 letters: acrostic, calorics, cocktail, cortical, stockcar.

-4 letters: acrotic, arctics, arkosic, calicos, caloric, carsick, citolas, citrals, clastic, karstic, lictors, oralist, rialtos, scrotal, stoical, tailors, troikas.

-5 letters: accost, actors, aorist, aortic, arctic, aristo, calcic, calico, caroli, carols, castor, citola, citral, clacks, claros, clicks, cloaks, clocks, coacts, coatis, coccal, coital, colics, corals, corsac, costal, costar, cracks.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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1. Crosswords
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
4. Bibliography


  

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