Explore Breccia through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Breccia meaning
A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.
Synonyms of Breccia
Using Breccia
- The main meaning on this page is: A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.
- Useful related words include: rudaceous rock.
- In the example corpus, breccia often appears in combinations such as: breccia and, the breccia, breccia may.
Context around Breccia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Breccia
- In this selection, "breccia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, volcanic, fault, sedimentary, may, environment and tectonic stand out and add context to how "breccia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a breccia may have and a volcanic breccia than a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "breccia" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with breccia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A convert thick fault breccia separates it from the overlying Qomolangma Formation. (12 words)
Mineralization is present in quartz veins and stockwork or breccia with disseminated pyrite. (13 words)
Many types of marble are brecciated, such as Breccia Oniciata or Breche Nouvelle. (13 words)
These accessory or adventitious materials, however, as distinguished from the true ashes, tend to occur in angular fragments; and when they form a large part of the mass the rock is more properly a "volcanic breccia " than a tuff. (39 words)
The mineralized breccia indicates in most of the intervals expected concentration of REE common to carbonatitic rocks that serves as a source for the enrichment in REE found on the ionic clay interval (0 to 22.25 metres). (38 words)
Though the breccia pipes in the Grand Canyon area are thought to be some of the best deposits in the country, they’re only estimated to be about only 1 percent uranium. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
A breccia may have a variety of different origins, as indicated by the named types including sedimentary breccia, tectonic breccia, igneous breccia, impact breccia, and hydrothermal breccia.
Within the volcanic conduits of explosive volcanoes the volcanic breccia environment merges into the intrusive breccia environment.
Mineralization is present in quartz veins and stockwork or breccia with disseminated pyrite.
The Tropico breccia is hosted within finely bedded siltstones and dirty limestones, interpreted to be part of the Proaño group which hosts the major Fresnillo deposits.
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - June 16, 2023) - ") is pleased to provide an update on the ongoing exploration programs at its Palos Verdes, Los Pavitos and Hot Breccia properties.
Due to the variable shape of the breccia and vein zones, true widths estimates are not applicable for these intersections as is reported for the stratiform mineralization.
Gold mineralization appears to be focused within breccia and shear zones that have been affected by hydrothermal alteration and sulphide mineralization.
In addition to intercepts of the Ermitaño vein, multiple holes intersected mineralization in secondary veins and breccia zones located in the hanging and footwall of the Ermitaño vein proper.
The mineralized breccia indicates in most of the intervals expected concentration of REE common to carbonatitic rocks that serves as a source for the enrichment in REE found on the ionic clay interval (0 to 22.25 metres).
In the northern portion of Dark Star, one deep scout drill hole is testing the newly recognized target, a potential feeder / breccia-style opportunity beneath the current oxide reserve.
Rhyolite clasts in the breccia are set in a matrix of very-fine sooty pyrite, arsenopyrite, chalcedonic quartz, open-space vugs and minor carbonaceous material (coal), suggesting a shallow subaqueous environment.
Though the breccia pipes in the Grand Canyon area are thought to be some of the best deposits in the country, they’re only estimated to be about only 1 percent uranium.
A convert thick fault breccia separates it from the overlying Qomolangma Formation.
Both breccia and conglomerate are composed of fragments averaging greater than convert in size.
Breccia may occur along a buried stream channel where it indicates accumulation along a juvenile or rapidly flowing stream.
Breccia of this type may be present on or beneath the floor of the crater, in the rim, or in the ejecta expelled beyond the crater.
Fault main Fault breccia results from the grinding action of two fault blocks as they slide past each other.
Many types of marble are brecciated, such as Breccia Oniciata or Breche Nouvelle.
The principal rock of kimberlite is a dark bluish-green serpentine-rich breccia (blue-ground) which when thoroughly oxidized and weathered becomes a friable brown or yellow mass (the "yellow-ground").
These accessory or adventitious materials, however, as distinguished from the true ashes, tend to occur in angular fragments; and when they form a large part of the mass the rock is more properly a "volcanic breccia " than a tuff.
Common combinations with breccia
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: