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cryptoclastic

American  
[krip-tuh-klas-tik] / ˌkrɪp təˈklæs tɪk /

adjective

Geology.

  1. (of rock) composed of minute or microscopic fragments.

cryptoclastic British  
/ ˌkrɪptəʊˈklæstɪk /

adjective

  1. (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments

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Etymology

Origin of cryptoclastic

First recorded in 1875–80; crypto- ( def. ) + clastic ( def. ); modeled on German kryptoklastisch

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