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What is the noun for clasts?

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clast
  1. (geology) a fragment of rock that was broken from a larger rock or rock unit.
  2. Examples:
    1. “At 12 of the sites that have imbricated cobbles, clast orientations were measured to derive the palaeocurrent direction.”
      “This clast can be lithologically attributed to the Upper Metamorphic Unit, but the Eocene age obtained on this rock has not been found in samples in situ.”
      “In one class of breccia, clast material, breccia formation, and cement are all closely related in time.”
clasts
  1. plural of clast
  2. Examples:
    1. “The second unit found immediately above beach level consists of deformed laminated sand and mud containing clasts up to 10 cm across.”
      “Furthermore, it is not always clear whether fossils from a given locality are from in situ rocks or from spoil or clasts in glacial drift.”
      “The sedimentary clasts also contain abundant opaque minerals, chiefly magnetite.”
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