siliciclastic

English

Adjective

siliciclastic (not comparable)

1. (geology) Describing clastic rocks that bear quartz or similar silicate minerals
   • 2000, Gerhard Einsele, Sedimentary Basins: Evolution, Facies, and Sediment Budget‎^[1], page 221:

     As with siliciclastic turbidites, the maximum thickness of an individual bed is commonly not attained in the neighborhood of the source area, but at some distance downcurrent (Fig. 5.16b); then it decreases distally.

Noun

siliciclastic (plural siliciclastics)

1. Such a rock