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breccia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | rudaceous rock |
| Derivation | brecciate |
Examples of breccia
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The target at Cerro la Mina is a silicified breccia, similar to that at Arimo.
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The breccia matrix is mud, and the stones consist of basalt, dolerite, and gabbro.
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South of the fault on the west coast is breccia interbedded with the basalts.
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Shingle, gravel, breccia, and especially conglomerate, would all be considered psephites.
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The lava flows are layered, separated by a thin layer of lapilli tuff and reddened breccia.
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The cave roof and southern wall contain petrous breccia with fossils.
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The breccia includes pieces of andesite, dacite and massive sulfide.
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Alternatively, hydraulic fracturing may create a breccia which is filled with vein material.
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Contained in rock columns called breccia pipes, the ore deposits are compact and high-quality.
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- A rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
- Breccia (breach) is a rock composed of broken fragments of minerals or rock cemented together by a fine-grained matrix, that may be similar to or different from the composition of the fragments.
- A name applied to both granite and conglomerate stone because of the coarse and angular particles present.
- Conglomerate-like rock made up of angular pieces of volcanic rock usually bound in volcanic ash.
- A rock made from mineral fragments cemented together by the heat of meteoroid impact.
- Rock made from pieces of rocks formed earlier.
- Consolidated gravel composed of broken, angular particles.
- The accumulated materials from cave deposits that harden into a conglomerate rock, including sediments, rocks, and animal bones.
- A rock type comprised of often large angular fragments of pre-existing rock and set within a finer-grained rock matrix or cement.
