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intraclasts

intraclasts is the plural of intraclast.

Meaning of intraclast

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

Questions about intraclasts

What is intraclasts the plural of?
Intraclasts is the plural of intraclast.

Words near intraclasts in the dictionary

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

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