Siliciclastic

Siliciclastic (or siliclastic[1]) rocks are clastic noncarbonate sedimentary rocks that are composed primarily of silicate minerals, such as quartz or clay minerals. Siliciclastic rock types include mudrock, sandstone, and conglomerate.[1][2]

Cross beds in siliciclastic shoreface sediment (Agadir-Essaouira Basin, Morocco)

Siliciclastic sediments are silica-based sediments, lacking carbon compounds, which are formed from pre-existing rocks, by breakage, transportation and redeposition to form sedimentary rock.[3]

References

Allaby, Michael (2013). "siliclastic". A dictionary of geology and earth sciences (Fourth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199653065.
Jackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "siliciclastic". Glossary of geology (Fourth ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: American Geological Institute. ISBN 0922152349.
Oilfield Glossary: siliciclastic sediment. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

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[Allaby2013-1] Allaby, Michael (2013). "siliclastic". A dictionary of geology and earth sciences (Fourth ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199653065.

[Jackson1997-2] Jackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "siliciclastic". Glossary of geology (Fourth ed.). Alexandria, Virginia: American Geological Institute. ISBN 0922152349.

[schlumberger-3] Oilfield Glossary: siliciclastic sediment. Retrieved 23 August 2018.