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intraclast

intraclast noun: a sediment formed by the redeposition of material erodes from an original deposit.

Noun

intraclast (plural intraclasts)

  1. A sediment formed by the redeposition of material erodes from an original deposit.
    • In thin section the rock is composed of intraclasts (180/i modal diameter) and foraminifera (180/i modal diameter), in a matrix of microspar (4/i to 8/i diameter; mode 7fi.).1971, Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, page 716
    • The bodies of these beds typically show coarse-tail reverse grading of pumice and sedimentary intraclasts or coarse-tail normal grading of all clasts, although grading is absent in some of the intraclast-rich breccia beds.2000, Philip Martin Bethke, Ancient Lake Creede: Its Volcano-tectonic Setting, History of Sedimentation, and Relation to Mineralization in the Creede Mining District

Forms of intraclast

pluralintraclasts

Origin of intraclast

From intra- + clast.

Questions about intraclast

What does intraclast mean?
Intraclast means a sediment formed by the redeposition of material erodes from an original deposit.
What part of speech is intraclast?
Intraclast is a noun.
What is the plural of intraclast?
The plural of intraclast is intraclasts.

Words near intraclast in the dictionary

  1. intrackability
  2. intracladal
  3. intraclade
  4. intraclan
  5. intraclass
  6. intraclast
  7. intraclastic
  8. intraclasts
  9. intraclavicular
  10. intracloacal
  11. intraclonal

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