siliclastic

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siliclastic [‚sil·ə′klas·tik]

(petrology)

Pertaining to clastic noncarbonate rocks which are almost exclusively silicon-bearing, either as forms of quartz or as silicates. Also known as siliciclastic.

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No references found			If we are interested in the distribution of allochthonous siliclastic matter in sedimentation processes, it is necessary to have for analysis purified material, that is the disaggregate flocs and sorbed materials (organics, carbonates, etc. Grain-size analysis of lacustrine sediments: a comparison of ... by Vaasma, Tiit / Estonian Journal of Ecology Devonian siliclastic rocks of Estonia have also a higher total iron content than Cambrian siliciclastics (Shogenova et al. Diagenetic influences on iron-bearing minerals in Devonian carbonate ... by Shogenova, Alla; Kleesment, Anne / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology 2004a, Modern siliceous sponge reefs in a turbid siliclastic setting: Fraser River delta, British Columbia, Canada: Journal Neues Jahrbuch fuer Geologie, v. Environmental marine geoscience 4: Georgia basin: seabed features and ... by Picard, Kim / Geoscience Canada			Silicate, Synthetic silication silicatization Silicatosis siliceous siliceous dust siliceous earth siliceous limestone siliceous ooze siliceous rock Siliceous Rocks siliceous sediment siliceous shale Siliceous Sinter silicic silicic acid Silicic Acids siliciclastic Silicide silicide resistor silicification silicified wood silicinate silicious aggregate concrete silicious clay siliclastic Silicle silicoblast Silicoflagellata Silicoflagellida Silicoflagellidae silicomagnesiofluorite Silicomanganese Silicon Silicon Alley silicon bromide silicon bronze silicon burning silicon capacitor Silicon Carbide silicon chip silicon chloride silicon compiler silicon computer silicon controlled rectifier silicon controlled switch silicon copper silicon detector silicon diode silicon dioxide silicon disk			silicifications silicified silicified wood silicifies silicify silicify silicifying silicinate Silicioidea silicious silicious silicious silicious aggregate concrete silicious clay silicious dental cement silicious dental cement silicious dental cement silicious dental cement Silicis Silicis Silicis Silicispongiae Silicited Silicium Silicium Silicium Silicium escapement wheel Silicium escapement wheel Siliciureted Siliciureted hydrogen siliclastic silicle silicle Silico- Silico- Silico-Aluminophosphate silico-methane silicoanthracosis silicoanthracosis silicoblast Silicoflagellata Silicoflagellate Silicoflagellida Silicoflagellidae Silicofluoric Silicofluoric acid Silicofluoride Silicoidea silicomagnesiofluorite Silicomanganese silicon silicon silicon silicon silicon Silicon (element) Silicon (element) Silicon (element) Silicon Alley Silicon Alley Silicon Alley Insider, Inc.

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