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fault breccia
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noun Geology.
angular rock fragments produced by fracture and grinding during faulting and distributed within or adjacent to the fault plane.
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Origin of fault breccia
First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby fault breccia
Faulkner, Faulknerian, Faulkner, William, fault, fault block, fault breccia, faultfinder, faultfinding, faultless, fault line, fault plane
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