Autoclastic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Autoclastic is an adjective meaning (geology) Broken in place; said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance.
Meaning
(geology) Broken in place; said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include autolithic, epiclastic, rupestrian, parautochthonous, autochthonous, achondritic.
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