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breccia
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Breccia
(gcide) | Breccia \Brec"cia\, n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone,
fr. F. br[`e]che; of German origin. See Breach.] (Geol.)
A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same
mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement,
and commonly presenting a variety of colors.
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Bone breccia, a breccia containing bones, usually
fragmentary.
Coin breccia, a breccia containing coins.
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breccia
(wn) | breccia
n 1: a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in
clay or sand |
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breccia
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Bone breccia
(gcide) | Breccia \Brec"cia\, n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone,
fr. F. br[`e]che; of German origin. See Breach.] (Geol.)
A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same
mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement,
and commonly presenting a variety of colors.
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Bone breccia, a breccia containing bones, usually
fragmentary.
Coin breccia, a breccia containing coins.
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Breccia marble
(gcide) | Marble \Mar"ble\ (m[aum]r"b'l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F.
marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma`rmaros, fr. marmai`rein to
sparkle, flash. Cf. Marmoreal.]
1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite,
capable of being polished and used for architectural and
ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black,
being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently
beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to
other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or
verd antique marble, and less properly to polished
porphyry, granite, etc.
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Note:
Breccia marble consists of limestone fragments cemented
together.
Ruin marble, when polished, shows forms resembling ruins,
due to disseminated iron oxide.
Shell marble contains fossil shells.
Statuary marble is a pure, white, fine-grained kind,
including Parian (from Paros) and Carrara marble. If
coarsely granular it is called saccharoidal.
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2. A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art,
or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of
such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the
Elgin marbles.
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3. A little ball of glass, marble, porcelain, or of some
other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or,
in the plural, a child's game played with marbles.
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Note: Marble is also much used in self-explaining compounds;
when used figuratively in compounds it commonly means,
hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling; as,
marble-breasted, marble-faced, marble-hearted.
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Brecciated
(gcide) | Brecciated \Brec"ci*a`ted\, a.
Consisting of angular fragments cemented together; resembling
breccia in appearance.
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The brecciated appearance of many specimens [of
meteorites]. --H. A.
Newton.
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Coin breccia
(gcide) | Breccia \Brec"cia\, n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone,
fr. F. br[`e]che; of German origin. See Breach.] (Geol.)
A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same
mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement,
and commonly presenting a variety of colors.
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Bone breccia, a breccia containing bones, usually
fragmentary.
Coin breccia, a breccia containing coins.
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breccia
(wn) | breccia
n 1: a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in
clay or sand |
brecciate
(wn) | brecciate
v 1: form into breccia; "brecciated rock"
2: break into breccia; "brecciate rock" |
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