Cataclastic
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cataclastic is an adjective meaning (petrology) describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress.
Meaning
(petrology) describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include granoblastic, clastic, volcaniclastic, pyrometamorphic, vitroclastic, xenomorphic.
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