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砕屑岩 (saisetsugan) Japanese meaning: clastic rock | Kotomora

砕さい屑せつ岩がん

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Meanings

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clastic rock

Technical term in geology referring to rocks composed of fragments of pre-existing rocks.

砂さ岩がんや泥でい岩がんは砕さい屑せつ岩がんの一いっ種しゅです

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Sandstone and mudstone are types of clastic rock.

Kanji

砕smash, break, crush
屑rubbish, junk, trash
岩boulder, rock, cliff

Word family

火か山ざん砕さい屑せつ岩がん
volcaniclastic rock

Etymology

Compound of 砕屑 (saisetsu, 'clastic') + 岩 (gan, 'rock'). The exact derivation of 砕屑 is uncertain, but it is a Sino-Japanese term used in geology.