breccia

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand

Word Origin

breccia (n.)
"rock of angular pieces," 1774, from Italian breccia, "marble of angular pieces," from a Germanic source akin to Old High German brecha "a breaking," from Proto-Germanic *brekan, from PIE *bhreg- "to break" (see fraction).

Example

1. Arch rock is a natural limestone / breccia formation on the shoreline of lake huron , standing 146 ft ( 45 m ) above the lake level .
2. On the characteristics and classification of evaporite solution breccia in china .

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