Definition of cryptoclastic
of a rock
:made up of microscopic fragmental particles
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cryptoclastic
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cryp·to·clas·tic
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Origin and Etymology of cryptoclastic
International Scientific Vocabulary crypt- + clastic; originally formed as German kryptoklastisch
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