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Breccia

earth science Maturity 11-13

Some rocks are made of broken bits.

Basalt breccia.jpg
Basalt breccia.jpg
These bits are sharp and pointy. Small grains hold the bits together. It looks like rubble. People use it to make statues.
Tawaret.jpg
Tawaret.jpg
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File:Basalt breccia.jpg
Basalt breccia.jpg
File:Titus Canyon Narrows.jpg
Titus Canyon Narrows.jpg
File:DebrisFlowDepositRestingSpringsPass.JPG
DebrisFlowDepositRestingSpringsPass.JPG
File:Azurite-Malachite Breccia.jpg
Azurite-Malachite Breccia.jpg
File:AlamoBrecciaMedium.jpg
AlamoBrecciaMedium.jpg
File:Hydrothermal Breccia.jpg
Hydrothermal Breccia.jpg
File:PO-breccia.jpg
PO-breccia.jpg
File:Tawaret.jpg
Tawaret.jpg
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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 13.4 | Vital Level 4