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Definition of BRECCIA

Breccia
Breccia Brec"cia, n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone, fr. F. br[`e]che; 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.

Meaning of BRECCIA from wikipedia

- Breccia (/ˈbrɛtʃiə, ˈbrɛʃ-/) is a rock composed of large angular broken fragments of minerals or rocks cemented together by a fine-grained matrix. The...
- Alberto Breccia (April 15, 1919 – November 10, 1993) was an Uruguayan-born Argentine artist and cartoonist. His son Enrique Breccia and daughter Patricia...
- Neugrund breccia is a type of rock consisting of gneissic breccia and amphibolite originating from the Neugrund crater. Neugrund breccia is different...
- Cécile Breccia is a French actress and model best known for her role as Lt. Link Manion in the 2008 American military science fiction film Starship Troopers...
- Crackle breccia is a type of breccia where the clasts have been separated by planes of rupture, but have experienced little or no displacement. The individual...
- Haffield Breccia, or Clent Breccia, (now known as the Haffield and Clent Formations) consist of a texturally immature compacted gravel, rich in volcanic...
- Fault breccia ( /ˈbrɛtʃiə/ or /ˈbrɛʃiə/; Italian for "breach"), or tectonic breccia, is a breccia (a rock type consisting of angular clasts) that was...
- Enrique Breccia (born 1945) is an Argentine comic book artist and writer. Enrique Breccia, the son of noted comic artist Alberto Breccia, drew his first...
- Breccia Peak may refer to mountains/peaks: Breccia Peak (Wyoming) Breccia Peak (British Columbia) Breccia Peak (Washington) This disambiguation page lists...
- Annibale Evaristo Breccia (18 July 1876, Of****na - 28 July 1967, Rome) was an Italian egyptologist, the second director of the Greco-Roman Museum of Alexandria...