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v.- To break (a rock or rock formation) into angular fragments.

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  • Fink ob brecciated jaspur, butz dun beri smoovelii.
  • Dominique Simillox-Tohon points out the carbonate and brecciated limestone clasts.
  • The back end of the quarrying area is formed by a fault plane, composed of a heavily brecciated stone, unsuitable for extraction.
  • Shoreham, Vt. There are also handsome brecciated marbles in the same state; and in the extreme northern part, near Lake Champlain, they become more variegated and rich...
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