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because the rock fragments have sharp edges that have not been worn down. These indicate that the gravel was deposited very close to its source area, since otherwise the edges would have been rounded during transport. Most of the rounding of rock fragments takes place within the first few kilometers
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of the fault to destabilise and implode inwards, and the broken rock gets caught up in a churning mixture of rock, steam and boiling water. Rock fragments collide with each other and the sides of the void, and the angular fragments become more rounded. Volatile gases are lost to the steam
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pipes, where they are transitional with volcanic breccias. Intrusive rocks can become brecciated in appearance by multiple stages of intrusion, especially if fresh magma is intruded into partly consolidated or solidified magma. This may be seen in many granite intrusions where later
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Sherlock, Ross L.; Tosdal, Richard M.; Lehrman, Norman J.; Graney, Joseph R.; Losh, Steven; Jowett, E. Craig; Kesler, Stephen E. (1 December 1995). "Origin of the McLaughlin Mine sheeted vein complex; metal zoning, fluid inclusion, and isotopic evidence".
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collapse leads to the formation of megabreccias, which are sometimes mistaken for outcrops of the caldera floor. These are instead blocks of precaldera rock, often coming from the unstable oversteepened rim of the caldera. They are distinguished from
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is a breccia containing very large rock fragments, from at least a meter in size to greater than 400 meters. In some cases, the clasts are so large that the brecciated nature of the rock is not obvious. Megabreccias can be formed by
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Lopes, Tuane V.; Rocha, Aline C.; Murad, Marcio A.; Garcia, Eduardo L. M.; Pereira, Patricia A.; Cazarin, Caroline L. (February 2020). "A new computational model for flow in karst-carbonates containing solution-collapse breccias".
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Olianti, Camille A.E.; Harris, Chris (February 2018). "A low-δ18O intrusive breccia from Koegel
Fontein, South Africa: Remobilisation of basement that was hydrothermally altered during global glaciation?".
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deposited at the base of a cliff may become cemented to form a talus breccia without ever experiencing transport that might round the rock fragments. Thick sequences of sedimentary (
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The word has its origins in the
Italian language, in which it means "rubble". A breccia may have a variety of different origins, as indicated by the named types including
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can be released during seismic activity associated with mountain building. The pressurised fluids ascend towards shallower crustal levels that are under lower
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whose clasts are less than a meter in size and which form layers in the caldera floor. Some clasts of caldera megabreccias can be over a kilometer in length.
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consumption and melt-mingling with wall rocks, where the wall rocks are softened and gradually invaded by the hotter ultramafic intrusion (producing
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Lazzarini, Lorenzo (January 2010). "Six
Coloured Types of Stone from Asia Minor Used by the Romans, and Their Specific Deterioration Problems".
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Jébrak, Michel (December 1997). "Hydrothermal breccias in vein-type ore deposits: A review of mechanisms, morphology and size distribution".
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Moore, P. R. (June 1989). "Kirks
Breccia: a late cretaceous submarine channelised debris flow deposit, Raukumara Peninsula, New Zealand".
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breccia. Rounding of rock fragments is less common in the mesothermal regime, as the formational event is brief. If boiling occurs,
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of transport, though complete rounding of pebbles of very hard rock may take up to 300 kilometers (190 mi) of river transport.
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Michel Jébrak (1997). "Hydrothermal breccias in vein-type ore deposits: A review of mechanisms, morphology and size distribution".
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Robins, Brian (March 1998). "The mode of emplacement of the
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or tectonic breccia results from the grinding action of two fault blocks as they slide past each other. Subsequent
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through earlier phases of the granite mass. When particularly intense, the rock may appear as a chaotic breccia.
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Norton, Denis L.; Cathles, Lawrence M. (1 July 1973). "Breccia Pipes, Products of
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522:Impact breccias are thought to be diagnostic of an
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1396:Fisher, Richard V.; Schmincke, H.-U. (1984).
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1179:Bulletin of the Geological Society of Greece
1073:Principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy
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1216:Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
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1046:Jackson, Julia A., ed. (1997). "breccia".
900:A dictionary of geology and earth sciences
827:are brecciated, such as Breccia Oniciata.
222:, breccia contains at least 30 percent of
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1939:Ancient Egyptian materials and technology
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1247:Paleokarst Related Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
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627:Ore genesis § Hydrothermal processes
966:American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting
898:Allaby, Michael, ed. (2013). "Breccia".
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714:fluids. They are typical of the
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1150:10.1016/j.marpetgeo.2015.05.022
685:Pend Oreille County, Washington
1228:10.1080/03036758.1989.10426448
962:"Noachian Megabreccia on Mars"
542:, forms during the process of
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710:of rocks by highly pressured
1866:Marine and Petroleum Geology
1467:10.1016/j.lithos.2017.12.006
1138:Marine and Petroleum Geology
932:Utah Geological Survey Notes
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538:. Impact breccia, a type of
80:Unusual breccia cemented by
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1600:10.2113/gsecongeo.105.1.119
1530:American Journal of Science
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1323:Origin of sedimentary rocks
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1288:Computational Geosciences
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2005:Górny, Zbigniew (2009).
1482:, "Autobrecciated lava".
854:Hydrothermal circulation
2181:Basaltic trachyandesite
2161:Alkali feldspar granite
2011:Geotourism/Geoturystyka
1972:Studies in Conservation
803:on Crete in about 1800
2079:Journal of Geodynamics
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1757:Ore Geology Reviews
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1702:Geological Magazine
1648:Ore Geology Reviews
1459:2018Litho.300...33O
1364:2008GeoM..145..435W
1352:Geological Magazine
1192:10.12681/bgsg.11704
1071:Boggs, Sam (2006).
1048:Glossary of geology
1023:2011AGUFM.V13C2606G
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508:Alamo bolide impact
2927:Specific varieties
1923:Knossos fieldnotes
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1398:Pyroclastic rocks
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457:Clastic rocks in
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1525:
1519:
1513:
1507:
1501:
1495:
1494:, "mesobreccia".
1489:
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1471:
1470:
1445:
1439:
1438:
1418:
1412:
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1393:
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1211:
1205:
1204:
1194:
1170:
1164:
1163:
1161:
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1126:
1120:
1114:
1113:, "megabreccia".
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1087:
1086:
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1043:
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1033:
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923:
914:
913:
895:
859:
775:Ancient Egyptian
759:hydrogen sulfide
617:, the result of
615:manganese oxides
591:Neugrund breccia
575:shocked minerals
573:, impact glass,
544:impact cratering
516:Pahranagat Range
486:accumulation of
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3113:
3108:
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2866:Pseudotachylite
2760:
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2479:Tephriphonolite
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2032:Further reading
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941:
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910:
897:
896:
889:
884:
857:
837:Crackle breccia
833:
767:
765:Ornamental uses
747:hydrofracturing
708:hydrofracturing
629:
603:
595:Neugrund impact
501:
471:taxitic texture
422:
395:autobrecciation
375:
339:
316:
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45:is composed of
37:breccia in the
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15:
12:
11:
5:
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3127:
3117:
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3110:
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3107:
3106:
3101:
3096:
3091:
3086:
3081:
3076:
3071:
3066:
3061:
3059:Rhomb porphyry
3056:
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3021:
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2901:Talc carbonate
2898:
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2535:
2530:
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2494:Trachyandesite
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2466:
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2456:
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2449:
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2417:Quartz diorite
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2138:
2136:Types of rocks
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2133:
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2125:
2118:
2110:
2104:
2103:
2073:
2072:
2046:(8): 701–704.
2033:
2030:
2027:
2026:
1997:
1962:
1948:
1928:
1913:
1902:(3): 111–134.
1883:
1856:
1845:(4): 540–546.
1829:
1802:
1774:
1763:(3): 111–134.
1747:
1735:
1708:(2): 231–244.
1692:
1685:
1667:
1634:
1605:
1594:(1): 119–153.
1574:
1563:(1): 203–233.
1547:
1536:(3): 412–413.
1520:
1518:, "Alloclast".
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1472:
1440:
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1358:(3): 435–440.
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1222:(2): 195–203.
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863:Vein (geology)
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642:carbon dioxide
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510:breccia (Late
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3019:Litchfieldite
3017:
3015:
3012:
3010:
3007:
3005:
3002:
3000:
2997:
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2992:
2990:
2987:
2985:
2984:Hyaloclastite
2982:
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3009:Lapis lazuli
2954:Blue Granite
2881:Serpentinite
2856:Metapsammite
2606:Conglomerate
2575:
2528:Trondhjemite
2506:Trachybasalt
2447:Pantellerite
2347:Monzogranite
2292:Hornblendite
2277:Granodiorite
2143:Igneous rock
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189:hydrothermal
166:
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90:Morenci Mine
64:, California
58:Titus Canyon
2918:Whiteschist
2809:Greenschist
2789:Cataclasite
2779:Amphibolite
2706:Phosphorite
2656:Itacolumite
2581:Calcarenite
2427:Quartzolite
2362:Nephelinite
2332:Lamprophyre
2287:Harzburgite
2245:Napoleonite
2218:Charnockite
2213:Carbonatite
2203:Blairmorite
2166:Anorthosite
1872:: 126–140.
1654:: 296–316.
1516:Allaby 2013
1480:Allaby 2013
1144:: 439–459.
972:: P43D–03.
743:hydrostatic
654:precipitate
546:when large
526:such as an
429:subvolcanic
414:alloclastic
351:pyroclastic
331:groundwater
323:cementation
258:Sedimentary
236:megabreccia
196:megabreccia
169:sedimentary
18:Brecciation
3084:Teschenite
3069:Shonkinite
3044:Pietersite
3039:Novaculite
2949:Borolanite
2934:Adamellite
2851:Metapelite
2819:Calcflinta
2784:Blueschist
2774:Anthracite
2756:Wackestone
2736:Travertine
2681:Lumachelle
2661:Jaspillite
2616:Diamictite
2538:Websterite
2523:Troctolite
2499:Benmoreite
2459:Shonkinite
2432:Rhyodacite
2412:Pyroxenite
2382:Peridotite
2342:Lherzolite
2317:Kimberlite
2307:Ignimbrite
2302:Icelandite
2282:Granophyre
2191:Shoshonite
1407:3540127569
1332:0136427103
1096:Boggs 2006
1082:0131547283
1057:0922152349
882:References
869:Kimberlite
786:sculptural
716:epithermal
698:breccias (
681:sphalerite
548:meteorites
463:ultramafic
440:kimberlite
432:intrusions
329:matter in
283:Turbidites
251:collapse.
241:landslides
210:collapse.
200:landslides
43:groundmass
3099:Variolite
3089:Theralite
3079:Tachylite
3064:Rodingite
3034:Mangerite
3014:Larvikite
2999:Jasperoid
2994:Jadeitite
2959:Epidosite
2913:Tectonite
2906:Soapstone
2871:Quartzite
2841:Migmatite
2826:Itabirite
2804:Granulite
2746:Turbidite
2726:Sylvinite
2721:Siltstone
2711:Sandstone
2696:Oil shale
2676:Limestone
2651:Gritstone
2646:Greywacke
2641:Geyserite
2631:Evaporite
2621:Diatomite
2596:Claystone
2561:Argillite
2474:Tachylyte
2442:Comendite
2387:Phonolite
2377:Pegmatite
2352:Monzonite
2327:Lamproite
2322:Komatiite
2262:Foidolite
2223:Enderbite
2186:Mugearite
2068:0091-7613
1992:194088642
1730:129955208
1429:(1): 79.
1308:208144669
1201:134862302
1185:(1): 85.
842:Dallasite
673:jasperoid
560:asteroids
540:impactite
488:xenoliths
452:stockwork
420:Intrusive
358:intrusive
302:evaporite
268:colluvial
191:breccia.
183:breccia,
179:breccia,
171:breccia,
92:, Arizona
86:malachite
60:Narrows,
3125:Breccias
3119:Category
3074:Taconite
3049:Pyrolite
2974:Ganister
2944:Aphanite
2939:Appinite
2861:Phyllite
2846:Mylonite
2814:Hornfels
2794:Eclogite
2691:Mudstone
2666:Laterite
2626:Dolomite
2543:Wehrlite
2518:Trachyte
2511:Hawaiite
2489:Tonalite
2484:Tephrite
2437:Rhyolite
2402:Porphyry
2372:Obsidian
2257:Essexite
2208:Boninite
2198:Basanite
2156:Andesite
1380:55133319
875:Regolith
831:See also
777:goddess
728:porphyry
724:greisens
696:diatreme
669:dolomite
579:isotopic
528:asteroid
518:, Nevada
512:Devonian
492:diatreme
481:cumulate
436:granites
387:rhyolite
373:Volcanic
366:porphyry
294:sinkhole
177:tectonic
158:cemented
151:minerals
41:; green
3094:Unakite
3024:Llanite
2989:Ijolite
2964:Felsite
2896:Suevite
2731:Tillite
2671:Lignite
2611:Coquina
2576:Breccia
2469:Syenite
2397:Picrite
2312:Ijolite
2272:Granite
2240:Diorite
2235:Diabase
2151:Adakite
2087:Bibcode
2048:Bibcode
2040:Geology
1955:2 April
1710:Bibcode
1627:2 April
1455:Bibcode
1360:Bibcode
1270:2 April
1019:Bibcode
983:28 July
974:Bibcode
942:28 July
813:Tawaret
801:Knossos
779:Tawaret
755:methane
751:in situ
633:crustal
619:seismic
583:iridium
556:planets
401:Caldera
368:stocks.
362:plutons
337:Igneous
327:mineral
272:grabens
249:caldera
208:caldera
181:igneous
97:Breccia
82:azurite
47:epidote
3004:Kenyte
2979:Gossan
2876:Schist
2836:Marble
2799:Gneiss
2701:Oolite
2566:Arkose
2464:Sovite
2454:Scoria
2407:Pumice
2367:Norite
2337:Latite
2267:Gabbro
2252:Dunite
2230:Dacite
2176:Basalt
2171:Aplite
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825:marble
817:Romans
797:palace
794:Minoan
720:skarns
646:fluids
611:quartz
587:osmium
564:ejecta
552:comets
499:Impact
445:aplite
391:dacite
304:beds.
296:or in
224:gravel
185:impact
162:matrix
35:Basalt
2969:Flint
2891:Slate
2886:Skarn
2751:Varve
2716:Shale
2636:Flint
2591:Chert
2586:Chalk
1988:S2CID
1726:S2CID
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532:comet
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448:veins
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353:type;
319:Fault
308:Fault
288:In a
264:scree
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155:rocks
2741:Tufa
2686:Marl
2601:Coal
2533:Tuff
2064:ISSN
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1944:ISBN
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