Breccia
A rock classification type
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About Breccia
Name:
Etymology: "Breccia" is Italian, meaning broken stones, rubble.
A coarse-grained clastic rock, composed of angular broken rock fragments held together by a mineral cement or in a fine-grained rock matrix; it differs from conglomerate in that the fragments mostly have sharp edges and unworn corners. Breccia may originate as a result of talus accumulation, explosive igneous or hydrothermal processes, collapse of rock material, or faulting.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
50222
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:50222:1
Classification of Breccia
- Rock
- Unclassified rock
- Breccia
- Unclassified rock
Sub-divisions of Breccia
- Breccia
- Collapse breccia
- Crackle breccia
- Earthy breccia
- Igneous breccia
- Intraformational breccia
- Intrusion breccia
- Microbreccia
- Pyrometamorphic breccia
- Verdolite
- Shock lithified impact regolith breccia
- Tuffaceous-breccia
- Monomict impact breccia
- Polymict impact breccia
- Volcaniclastic-breccia
- Sedimentary breccia
- Ophicarbonate
- Agmatite
- Fault-breccia
- Hybrid igneous rock and intrusive breccia
- Volcanic breccia
- Brecciated granite
- Hydrothermal breccia
Synonyms of Breccia
Other Language Names for Breccia
Irish Gaelic:Breisia
Common Associates
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
| 7 photos of Breccia associated with Kimberlite | |
| 4 photos of Breccia associated with Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| 4 photos of Breccia associated with Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| 4 photos of Breccia associated with Quartz | SiO2 |
| 2 photos of Breccia associated with Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| 2 photos of Breccia associated with Calcite | CaCO3 |
| 2 photos of Breccia associated with Sphalerite | ZnS |
| 2 photos of Breccia associated with Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| 2 photos of Breccia associated with Diatomite | |
| 1 photo of Breccia associated with Metatorbernite | Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O |
Internet Links for Breccia
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References for Breccia
Reference List:
Sahajärvi, Mäntsälä, Uusimaa, Finland