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Webster 1913 Edition

Breccia

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Brec′cia

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Noun.
[It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone, fr. F.
brèche
; of German origin. See
Breach
.]
(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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Breccia

BREC'CIA

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Noun.
In mineralogy, an aggregate composed of angular fragments of the same mineral, or of different minerals, united by a cement, and presenting a variety of colors. Sometimes a few of the fragments are a little rounded. The varieties are the siliceous, calcarious and trap breccias.
When rounded stones and angular fragments are united by a cement, the aggregate is usually called coarse conglomerate.

Definition 2024

breccia

breccia

English

Noun

breccia ‎(usually uncountable, plural breccias)

  1. (petrology) A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.
    • 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 24:
      Courses of angular boulders line the rim of the volcano, the remains of its last explosive phase, resulting in a volcanic breccia.

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbrɛttʃa/

Noun

breccia f ‎(plural brecce)

  1. breach, break, gap
  2. breakthrough
  3. road metal (crushed stone)
  4. (geology) breccia

Etymology

Borrowing from Italian breccia, from Germanic.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɹɛtʃ(ɪ)ə/

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