plastiglomerate

English

Etymology

Blend of plastic +‎ conglomerate. Coined by Patricia Corcoran and Charles Moore, who discovered the mineral formation containing plastics (synthetic polymer material).

Noun

plastiglomerate (countable and uncountable, plural plastiglomerates)

1. (geology) A type of rock with plastic inclusions

   Plastiglomerates are a marker for Anthropocene rocks.

   • [2023 March 16, Sergio Queiroz, “Brazilian researchers find 'terrifying' plastic rocks on remote island”, in Reuters‎^[1]:

     Santos and her team ran chemical tests to find out what kind of plastics are in the rocks called "plastiglomerates" because they are made of a mixture of sedimentary granules and other debris held together by plastic.]

Translations

type of rock

• French: plastiglomérat (fr)
• Portuguese: plastiglomerado
• Russian: пластигломерат (plastiglomerat)
• Spanish: plastiglomerado (es)