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Complete Definition of "breccia"

English

Etymology
From the Latin word for "broken"

Pronunciation
SAMPA: /'br\EttSA:/

Noun
breccia

  1. Breccia is typically a rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.

References
Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breccia
VolcanoWorld? http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/vwlessons/lessons/Slideshow/Serocks/Sedrock3.html
About.Geology http://geology.about.com/library/bl/images/blbreccia.htm

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Revision and Credits for"breccia"
  • 2007-12-03 11:57 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/202.83.175.178|202.83.175.178]] ([[User_talk:202.83.175.178|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:RobotGMwikt|RobotGMwikt]]

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