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Breccia   Listen
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Breccia  n.  (Geol.) 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.
Bone breccia, a breccia containing bones, usually fragmentary.
Coin breccia, a breccia containing coins.






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... shape, and were surrounded by reef. The top reef was a loose shale, and had given great trouble from the frequent slips. Below this were strata of trachitic breccia and augite; the formation was then ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 • Various



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