Meaning Breccia
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Coarse grained sedimentary rock composed of cemented angular rock fragments.
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  A coarse-grained clastic rock, composed of angular broken rock fragments held together by a mineral cement or in a fine-grained matrix.
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A clastic rock in which the gravel-sized particles are angular in shape and make up an appreciable volume of the rock.
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"rock of angular pieces," 1774, from Italian breccia, "marble of angular pieces," from a Germanic source akin to Old High German brecha "a breaking," from Proto-Germanic [..]
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Sedimentary rock composed of rock fragments in a cementing fine-grained matrix.
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n. A rock composed of angular fragments of older rocks; distinguished from a conglomerate in that the component rocks are not rounded and worn.
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a sedimentary rock made up of large, angular grains which have been cemented together.
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Angular fragments of material, commonly formed by physical weathering processes or explosive volcanic activity.
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— A type of rock that is composed of a matrix of different materials, minerals and fragments of other rocks. Found on the moon and the earth.
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(Italian: breccia= gravel, broken rock) a sedimentary rock, particles larger than 2 mm across, with angular rather than rounded fragments.
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Marble or limestone in which angular fragments are imbedded in a matrix of the same of another composition.
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a rock formed similarly to conglomerate
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a coarse-grained sedimentary rock with angular clasts
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(n) a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
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Rock made up of angular fragments of other rocks held together by mineral cement or a fine-grained matrix. Volcanic breccia
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Rock made up of angular fragments of other rocks held together by mineral cement or a fine-grained matrix. Volcanic breccia is made of volcanic rock fragments, generally blown from a volcano or eroded from it. Fault breccia is made by breaking and grinding rocks along a fault. more details...
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A course-grained clastic rock, composed of angular broken rock fragments held together by a mineral cement or in a fine-grained matrix. The fragments have sharp edges and unworn corners.
Source: mcewenmining.com

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a rock that has been mechanically, hydraulically or pneumatically broken into angular fragments and re–cemented. (brecciated, adj
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A rock fragmented into angular components.
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Rock comprising angular fragments in a finer grained matrix.
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A course-grained clastic rock, composed of angular broken rock fragments held together by a mineral cement or in a fine-grained matrix. The fragments have sharp edges and unworn corners.
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A coarse-grained clastic rock, composed of angular broken rock fragments held together by a mineral cement or a fine-grained matrix.
Source: psi.edu





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