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Founder breccia

A breccia formed by the collapse of rock overlying an opening, as by foundering of the roof of a cave or of the roof of country rock above an intrusion; e.g., a solution breccia.

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founder breccia
Mining; General mining; Mineral mining

A breccia formed by the collapse of rock overlying an opening, as by foundering of the roof of a cave or of the roof of country rock above an intrusion; e.g., a solution breccia.

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A composite rock found on the moon and formed from small pieces of different materials, minerals and fragments of other rocks. Breccia is also found on the earth.

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Astronomy; Planetary science

Consolidated, fragmental rock consisting of rock, mineral, or glass fragments (also called clasts) embedded in a fine-grained matrix. (See also monomict and polymict. )

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Rock that is composed of fragments of other rocks cemented together, often in a matrix of finer sediment.

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A coarse grained, clastic rock composed of angular fragments (>2mm) bonded by a mineral cement or in a finer-grained matrix of varying composition and origin.

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A clastic rock in which the gravel-sized particles are angular in shape and make up an appreciable volume of the rock.

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