breccia
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- noun
- /ˈbrɛtʃə/
- Specialized
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brecha
- "Erosion?" The wall is a rough breccia, a compressed clathrate and gravel mixture.
- breccia pipe
- breccia block
- cave breccia
Examples
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During the hike, we discovered a striking outcrop of breccia that showcased a variety of mineral fragments.
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The geologist explained that breccia is a rock formed from sharp, angular fragments cemented together by finer materials.
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The name of the geological phenomenon that contains the ore is breccia pipe.
Fiction book (1993) -
To mine uranium from breccia pipe, you sink a shaft, drill, and haul.
Fiction book (1993) -
Grasberg material probably shed from the Shoemaker Formation, but it's a sedimentary unit, not impact breccia.
Blog text (4) -
After the waters receded, the slow process of breccia formation began again, sealing the sandy lens within Lang Trang I.
Academic text (1991) -
Mesosiderites are breccias—iron and silicate fragments all jumbled together.
Academic text (2001) -
Meanwhile, we began cutting out blocks of breccia, the sediment typical of caves, which is gradually formed by material washed or otherwise transported into a cave and cemented with limestone dissolved from the cave walls and ceiling.
Academic text (1991) -
Known as Dar al Gani (DaG) 1058, the rock is thought to have originally broken off a lunar highland breccia from the far side of the moon, according to lunar meteorite expert Dr. Anthony Irving of the University of Washington.
Blog text (6) -
In the construction industry, breccia is often used as an aggregate due to its unique composition of mixed rock pieces.
How Angular
Surface Forms
Etymology
Breccia comes from Italian breccia, which means 'broken stones' or 'rubble'. So a breccia is a rock made of many sharp, broken pieces stuck together, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of the English word break, since both bring to mind 'broken' pieces.