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claypan
clay·pan C5411850 (klā′păn′)n.1. A layer of hardpan consisting primarily of clay.2. Australian A shallow depression that contains sediments rich in clay and silt, the surface of which has been hardened and dried by the sun.claypan (ˈkleɪˌpæn) n (Geological Science) a layer of stiff impervious clay situated just below the surface of the ground, which holds water after heavy rainclaypan
claypan[′klā‚pan] (geology) A stratum of compact, stiff, relatively impervious noncemented clay; can be worked into a soft, plastic mass if immersed in water. |