brecciated
- a word derived from breccia.
Example Sentences
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The host rocks, which commonly include the stock itself and the surrounding country rocks, are normally highly fractured and brecciated.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
These red and green rocks are often quite distinct, and often pass into each other; the passage being sometimes affected by a fine brecciated structure, particles of the red and green matter being mingled together.
From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles
In some of these intrusive masses, the porphyries exhibit, more or less plainly, a brecciated structure, like that often seen in volcanic masses.
From Geological Observations on South America by Darwin, Charles
It is in this gray brecciated quartz that the beryls are found.
From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various
In the vicinity of Leesburg and north of that town, and between the Catoctin Mountain and the Potomac River, the conglomerate limestone or brecciated marble is found in abundance, associated with red shale.
From History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia by Head, James William
