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Clast vs Detritus - What's the difference?

clast | detritus |

As nouns the difference between clast and detritus

is that clast is a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit while detritus is pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.

clast

English

Noun

(wikipedia clast) (en noun)
  • (geology) a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.

    • Derived terms

    * porphyroclast

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    detritus

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia detritus)
  • (countable, chiefly, geological) pieces of rock broken off by ice, glacier, or erosion.
  • (biology) Organic waste material from decomposing dead plants or animals.
  • debris or fragments of disintegrated material
    • 2001'. "But of course: no clutter. No newspapers, no renegade scraps of domestic '''detritus , no rubber bands, paper clips, coupons, pens or pencils, notebooks, magazines. No knives. Where were the knives?" — Chip Kidd. ''The Cheese Monkeys

    Derived terms

    * detrital * detritivore