Definition of bioclast
plural bioclasts
geology
:a fragment of biological origin (such as a shell fragment or fossil) occurring in sedimentary rock
- You can have fabrics full of bioclasts—fragments of organic origin, such as bits of plants or clamshells—and you can classify the kinds of mineral grains, their size and distribution.
- —Karen Chin, quoted in Discover, June 1996
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