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Cataclasite

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clasticnoun(geology) A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.
tectonitenoun(geology) A tectonically-deformed metamorphic rock
tuffitenoun(petrology) A rock predominantly but not solely composed of pyroclastic fragments.
trap rocknounA form of igneous rock that tends to form polygonal vertical fractures.
volcaniclasticnoun(geology) A clastic rock chiefly composed of volcanic materials
pyroclasticnounA rock mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin.
cryptocrystallinenoun(petrology) A rock of this kind.
autoclasisnoun(pathology) destruction of tissue due to internal (or immunological) processes
cattieritenoun(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal white mineral containing cobalt and sulfur.
eclogitenoun(petrology) A coarse-grained metamorphic rock, a mixture of pyroxene, quartz, and feldspar with inclusions of red garnet.
sedimentarynounA rock of this kind.
crystalloclastnoun(mineralogy) A clast that consists primarily of crystalized mineral.
trachydacitenounA type of acid volcanic rock containing around one tenth alkali and over one fifth quartz.
alloclasitenoun(mineralogy) A brittle monoclinic sulfosalt mineral of the arsenopyrite group.
calcilutitenoun(geology) A form of limestone composed of detrital carbonate grains
pseudotachylitenoun(mineralogy) A dark, glassy rock generated by frictional heat within faults
dunitenounA type of igneous rock with a coarse-grained or phaneritic texture.
ankeritenoun(mineralogy) Any of a group of mixed carbonate minerals, principally of calcium with iron, magnesium and manganese.
rocknounA formation of minerals, specifically:
hyaloclastitenoun(geology) A type of volcanic rock containing glassy clasts, that is, fragments.

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