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cataclastic Definition

cata·clas·tic (-klas′tik)

adjective

designating or of a rock, esp. a metamorphic rock, that was formed, bent, broken, etc. by extreme mechanical pressure

Etymology: < Gr kataklastos, broken down < kataklan, to snap off: see cata- & clastic

cataclastic Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • seam: Detail from the automated EBSD image of part of a cataclastic seam and its immediate wall rock ( raw image ).