Breccia

Word BRECCIA
Character 7
Hyphenation brec cia
Pronunciations /ˈbɹɛtʃ(ɪ)ə/

Definitions and meanings of "Breccia"

What do we mean by breccia?

Rock composed of sharp-angled fragments embedded in a fine-grained matrix. noun

In geology, a conglomerate in which the fragments, instead of being rounded or water-worn, are angular. noun

A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement, and commonly presenting a variety of colors. noun

A breccia containing bones, usually fragmentary. noun

A breccia containing coins. noun

A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material. noun

A rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand noun

A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.

An adjective describing anything awesome. A literary arts magazine. A volcanic rock. Urban Dictionary

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The word "breccia" in example sentences

It may also be called a breccia, for it is composed of black fragments, larger or smaller, derived from other rocks, whose angular shape indicates that they have not travelled far from the spots where they occur. ❋ Hugh Macmillan (N/A)

A breccia is a rock made up of angular pebbles or fragments of other rocks. ❋ Hugh Macmillan (N/A)

Many beds of siliceous gravel are cemented together by a siliceous cement, and are called breccia; as the plumb-pudding stones of ❋ Erasmus Darwin (1766)

Uranium mining in the geologic formations known as breccia pipes that abound in the area around the Grand Canyon did occur during the 1980s but diminished as the prices dropped. ❋ SolveClimate David Levitan (2010)

Squeezing through the narrow walls -- some are smooth marble, others multicolored rock fragments called breccia that appear to be cemented together -- the forces that carve and polish Mosaic Canyon with each passing storm are easy to appreciate. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In some cases rare stone types, such as breccia corallina, cipollino marina and some as yet unidentified stone types were used. ❋ Unknown (2003)

I am afraid that -- what between squeezing and heating -- she would flatten us all out into phosphatic fossils, about an inch thick; and turn Winchester city into a "breccia" which would puzzle geologists a hundred thousand years hence. ❋ Charles Kingsley (1847)

As the San Francisco Chronicle reports: Steve Squyres, a Cornell astronomer and the rover's chief scientist, said Thursday that the rugged rock is a form of breccia, jumbled fragments of minerals cemented together and apparently thrown up from beneath the planet's surface by some monstrous impact that happened millions - or perhaps billions - of years ago. ❋ James M. Gentile (2011)

In between the two parts, a limestone breccia is present, and the Düzen plateau is bordered by sandstone. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, in the excavation layers at Tepe Düzen and in the virgin soil on top of the limestone and limestone breccia bedrock, many special minerals such as grossular (a garnet), tourmaline and magnetite (an iron ore) are found. ❋ Unknown (2009)

What I have done for the mini project is just selected one breccia clast/grain out of this thin section from a few cubic cm's of lunar meteorite to ananlyse. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mining and quarrying no longer occur in the area, except at Arzo where breccia (Arzo marble), is mined under tight regulation. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There are a number of volcanic rocks, including pyroclastic deposits of tufa and breccia, lavas and also a number of intrusive formations including volcanic plugs, dykes and domes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Soay and Boreray are formed of a breccia of gabbro and dolerites. ❋ Unknown (2008)

These include tuffs, breccia and basalts, with widespread intrusion of basaltic dykes, and are overlain by progressively younger units to the south. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The first, above, is nearly dip-slip in relative movement, and you can see a close-up of the footwall breccia. ❋ Silver Fox (2008)

Ornamental breccia has also been quarried near Arzo for centuries. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Red, Triassic sandstone, conglomerate, siltstone, shale, and breccia of the Newark Supergroup dominate and scattered dikes and sills composed of diabase occur (Hunt, 1967, p. 258; Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, 1993). ❋ Unknown (2008)

"[dude]! [thats] SO breccia!" ❋ Natherine (2008)

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