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cataclasite

cataclasite noun: a type of cataclastic rock that is formed by fracturing and comminution during faulting.

Noun

cataclasite (plural cataclasites)

  1. A type of cataclastic rock that is formed by fracturing and comminution during faulting.

Forms of cataclasite

pluralcataclasites

Questions about cataclasite

What does cataclasite mean?
Cataclasite means a type of cataclastic rock that is formed by fracturing and comminution during faulting.
What part of speech is cataclasite?
Cataclasite is a noun.
What is the plural of cataclasite?
The plural of cataclasite is cataclasites.

Words near cataclasite in the dictionary

  1. catachronisms
  2. Catachrysea
  3. catachthonian
  4. cataclases
  5. cataclasis
  6. cataclasite
  7. cataclasites
  8. cataclasm
  9. cataclasms
  10. cataclastic
  11. catacline

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