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Where was breccia found?

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Breccia is a clastic sedimentary rock composed of various sized visible pieces of other rock, cemented together by the processes of lithification. The pieces of rock that are visible are angular fragments, meaning they have somewhat jagged edges. This means that the fragments in the breccia did not travel far before they were deposited. If they had traveled longer and further they would have become rounded, in which case the resulting sedimentary rock would have been called conglomerate.

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Breccia can be formed by the lithification of angular rock fragments that have been transported a relatively short distance by erosion. The angular rock fragments are deposited, undergo compaction, and are cemented together by precipitated minerals, such as quartz. Breccias can also be created by the cementation of fractured rock in situ, without the processes of erosion and deposition.

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Breccia is a type of clastic sedimentary rock. It is composed of clasts from various sedimentary rocks, such as conglomerate.

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Rapid depositional environments close to the source material.

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Breccia is composed of angular gravel that is poorly sorted grains larger than 2 mm. It is mostly comprised of rock fragments, quartz grains, feldspar gains, or clay minerals.

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Breccia is a clastic sedimentary rock that is composed of large angular fragments. It forms where broken, angular fragments of rock or mineral debris accumulate, such as in stream deposits.

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They can me formed by ignous actiivity and this is called Volcanic Bressia and we also have the sedimentary Brassia. They are angular clast in mist of fine grain or course grain particles

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Breccia could form at a base of an outcrop where mechanical weathering debris accumulate

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It can be found in New Jersey and Arizona and California

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breccia is made of other rocks

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