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Cataclastic vs Clastic - What's the difference?

cataclastic | clastic |

As adjectives the difference between cataclastic and clastic

is that cataclastic is describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress while clastic is made up of parts that are easily removable.

cataclastic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (petrology) describing a type of metamorphic rock that has undergone shearing and granulation by high mechanical stress

    • clastic

    English

    (wikipedia clastic)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • made up of parts that are easily removable.
  • (geology, of rock) made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

    • Derived terms

    * clast * volcaniclastic * pyroclastic

    Related terms

    * iconoclast