In dictionaries:
clastic rocks
clastic sediment
clastic wedge
In geology, a clastic wedge is a thick accumulation of sediments or sedimentary rocks eroded and deposited landward of a mountain chain or geological boundary.
Clastic rock
Sedimentary rock formed from fragments.
clastic dike
A clastic dike is a seam of sedimentary material that fills an open fracture in and cuts across sedimentary rock strata or layering in other rock types.
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