noun
- fragments of rock or mineral particles that have been broken off from larger rocks
Usage: geology
Examples
- The sedimentary rock contained various clasts of different sizes.
- Geologists studied the clasts to determine the rock’s origin.
- Large clasts were visible in the conglomerate formation.
- The clasts ranged from pebbles to boulders.
- Wind and water transport clasts across great distances.
- The composition of clasts helps identify source rocks.