brecciated

brecciate [brech-ee-eyt, bresh-] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN verb (used with object), brec·ci·at·ed, brec·ci·at·ing. Petrology. to form as breccia. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of brecciate First recorded in 1765–75; brecci(a) + -ate1 Related formsbrec·ci·a·tion [brech-ee-ey-shuh n, bresh-] /ˌbrɛtʃ iˈeɪ ʃən, ˌbrɛʃ-/, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for brecciated Historical Examples of brecciated

These waters deposited around the spring a brecciated mass of quartz and feldspar, much of it of a reddish color.

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The rauchstein of the modern section is distinguished by stringers of calcite, which give it at times a brecciated appearance.

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Very often displacement of the walls again takes place, and the infilling or “veinstone” is torn apart and brecciated.

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