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Cataclastic rock

A cataclastic rock is a type of fault rock that has been wholly or partly formed by the progressive fracturing and comminution of existing rocks, a process known as cataclasis. Cataclasis involves the granulation, crushing, or milling of the original rock, then rigid-body rotation and translation of mineral grains or aggregates before lithification.…

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ClastsMatrixNon-foliatedMineralVeins
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Classification

Deformation mechanismsMylonite
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Formation

Crust
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Cataclastic flow

Brittle–ductile transition zone
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Cataclastic rock

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples18
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
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Cataclastic rock

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related to External links · 7
Cataclastic rock → Cataclastic, Geological Survey Professional Paper, Government Printing Office, Higgins, Michael, PDF, Washington
related to Cataclastic flow · 4
Cataclastic rock → Cataclastic, Cycles, Deformation, It
related to Classification · 4
Cataclastic rock → Fault, Mylonite, Sibson's, Various
related to Formation · 2
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Cataclastic rock → type of fault rock that has been wholly or partly formed by the progressive fracturing and comminution of existing rocks

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fault cataclastic rock rocks formed mineral deformation large known cataclasis clasts matrix classification cataclasite breccia processes involved fragments either type

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Cataclastic rockis atype of fault rock that has been wholly or partly formed by the progressive fracturing and comminution of existing rocks0.90text
Cataclastic rockrelated to Cataclastic flowCataclastic0.60section
Cataclastic rockrelated to Cataclastic flowIt0.60section
Cataclastic rockrelated to Cataclastic flowDeformation0.60section
Cataclastic rockrelated to Cataclastic flowCycles0.60section
Cataclastic rockrelated to ClassificationVarious0.60section
Cataclastic rockrelated to ClassificationSibson's0.60section
Cataclastic rockrelated to ClassificationFault0.60section
Cataclastic rockrelated to ClassificationMylonite0.60section
Cataclastic rockrelated to External linksHiggins0.60section
Cataclastic rockrelated to External linksMichael0.60section
Cataclastic rockrelated to External linksCataclastic0.60section

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