breccia
Sign in to savethumb|right|Basalt breccia in the [[Canary Islands; green groundmass is composed of epidote ]] thumb|Megabreccia (left) at Titus Canyon Narrows, [[Death Valley National Park, California]] thumb|Tertiary breccia at Resting Springs Pass, Mojave Desert, California thumb|Unusual breccia cemented by azurite and [[malachite, Morenci Mine, Arizona]]
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Breccia is a type of rock made up of large, angular fragments that have been cemented together, as seen in examples from locations like Death Valley and the Mojave Desert. These rocks matter to geologists because their composition and the materials cementing them together—such as epidote, azurite, and malachite—provide clues about the geological processes and mineral deposits in an area.
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12 sectionsContents
- Types
- Sedimentary
- Fault
- Igneous
- Volcanic
- Intrusive
- Impact
- Hydrothermal
- Ornamental uses
- See also
- References
- Further reading
thumb|right|Basalt breccia in the [[Canary Islands; green groundmass is composed of epidote ]] thumb|Megabreccia (left) at Titus Canyon Narrows, [[Death Valley National Park, California]] thumb|Tertiary breccia at Resting Springs Pass, Mojave Desert, California thumb|Unusual breccia cemented by azurite and [[malachite, Morenci Mine, Arizona]]
Breccia ( ; ; ) is a clastic rock composed of large angular broken fragments of minerals or rocks cemented together by a fine-grained matrix.