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- Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel
autoclast
- URI
- http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/particletype/autoclast ↗Go to the persistent identifier link
- Within Vocab
- Particle Type
| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | autoclast |
|---|---|
| Definitionskos:definition | Fragments of extrusive igneous rock formed by mechanical friction of moving lava flow, breakage of chilled lava flow rinds, or gravity crumbling of active spines and domes. Gillespie and Styles (1999) include as type of juvenile pyroclastic fragment, inconsistent with definition of pyroclastic by IUGS and BGS. |
| Broaderbroader |
granular particle
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| See AlsoseeAlso | Particle Type |
| Is Defined ByisDefinedBy | Particle Type |