breccia
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of breccia
1765–75; < Italian < Germanic; compare Old High German brecha breaking
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Earlier geological surveys had interpreted the local breccia rocks as evidence of a funnel-shaped volcanic structure called a diatreme, which forms when explosive magma eruptions create a pipe filled with shattered rock.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Most of the ejected material is called breccia - angular rocks cemented by clay.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
It was a breccia containing a nugget of anorthosite that apparently crystallized 4.46 billion years ago.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022
The Pinnacles’ high peaks are mostly volcanic breccia, which is more vulnerable to crumbling, a different sort of challenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
What is the difference between trappean breccia and trappean conglomerate?
From Geology by James Geikie
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