encrustation

noun

en·crus·ta·tion ˌin-ˌkrə-ˈstā-shən

ˌen-

less common variant of incrustation

: a crust or hard coating

: a growth or accumulation (as of habits, opinions, or customs) resembling a crust

: the act of encrusting : the state of being encrusted

: overlay sense a

: inlay

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The invasive mussels form heavy encrustations that could block waterways, as well as harm native species and diminish water quality, the officials write in the statement. —

Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024 Don’t miss Suzanne Jackson’s amazing hanging encrustations of poured and scraped paint. —

Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2024 Plenty of fragmented mollusk shells are scattered throughout the site, but this particular specimen was remarkably intact, showing no signs of prolonged exposure via scavenging, shell encrustation, or of being exhumed from elsewhere and redeposited. —

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2022