Breccia

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  • noun. Rock composed of sharp-angled fragments embedded in a fine-grained matrix.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In geology, a conglomerate in which the fragments, instead of being rounded or water-worn, are angular.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand
  • Word Usage
    "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."
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