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Pronunciation / Transliteration: saisetsubutsu
"この堆積岩には多くの石英の砕屑物が含まれている。"
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2 senses- 1
A constituent fragment of a sedimentary rock, produced by the mechanical weathering of pre-existing rocks and transported to a new location of deposition.
"The conglomerate rock sample contained quartz clasts of various shapes and sizes." - 2
An individual grain or particle of detritus in a sedimentary or fragmental volcanic deposit.
"Microscopic analysis revealed that the volcanic ash was composed of tiny glass clasts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek word klastos, meaning broken or fragmented, which stems from klasis (a breaking) and klan (to break). The term entered geological and scientific nomenclature in the 20th century to designate discrete fragments of rocks or minerals broken off by mechanical weathering.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clast" is said worldwide
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claste
Transliteration: klast
"Ce grès contient des clastes de quartz bien arrondis."
Klast
Transliteration: klast
"Das Gestein besteht aus verschiedenen Klasten und einer feinkörnigen Matrix."
clasto
Transliteration: klasto
"Ogni clasto nel conglomerato ha subito un forte trasporto."
clasto
Transliteration: klasto
"Los clastos fueron transportados por la corriente fluvial."
clasto
Transliteration: klastu
"A análise dos clastos ajuda a determinar a origem da rocha sedimentar."
क्लास्ट
Transliteration: klast
"अवसादी चट्टान में विभिन्न आकारों के क्लास्ट मौजूद हैं।"
碎屑
Transliteration: suì xiè
"这块砂岩包含了许多石英碎屑。"
쇄설물
Transliteration: swaes-eol-mul
"이 퇴적암은 다양한 크기의 쇄설물로 이루어져 있다."
砕屑物
Transliteration: saisetsubutsu
"この堆積岩には多くの石英の砕屑物が含まれている。"
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