The process of breaking or fragmentation of rocks by the growth of salt crystals in their pores or cracks. From the Greek 965; 948; 961; 959; ( halos "salt, especially from the sea") 954; 955; 945; 963; 964; 959; 962; ( klastós "broken, broken") . See hydroclastia, cryoclastia, thermoclastia.
