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Breccia

Sedimentary Rocks

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Breccia is a clastic rock composed of angular, coarse fragments bound by a finer-grained matrix or cement. The name, Italian for breach, marks its defining feature: its fragments keep sharp edges that have not been worn down, showing they traveled little from their source before being cemented together.

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Rock 1
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Sedimentary, clastic (angular coarse fragments bound by a finer matrix or cement) 1
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composed of angular, coarse fragments bound by a finer-grained matrix and/or cement.
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