Get to know Breccias better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Breccias meaning
plural of breccia
Using Breccias
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of breccia
- In the example corpus, breccias often appears in combinations such as: and breccias, these breccias, breccias are.
Context around Breccias
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Breccias
- In this selection, "breccias" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, localized, epithermal, rhyolite, containing, grade and composition stand out and add context to how "breccias" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and in breccias as the and and localized breccias containing up. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "breccias" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with breccias
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The host rock to these breccias is mostly Ahuichila Formation conglomerate. (11 words)
Hydrothermal breccias are usually formed by hydrofracturing of rocks by highly pressured hydrothermal fluids. (14 words)
At depth, some kimberlite breccias grade into root zones of dikes made of unfragmented rock. (15 words)
Each drill hole in this target area intersected re-activated basement faults, up to 30 metres in width, consisting of clay gouge and breccias within variably graphitic pelitic host rocks. (30 words)
The Newmont program was specifically designed to test for Carlin-style deposits within the Caracol Formation which underlies the Ahuichila Formation conglomerate and did not target the outcropping epithermal breccias. (30 words)
The subdivision of these three broad categories is based on differences in clast shape: conglomerates and breccias ), composition ( sandstones ), grain size and/or texture ( mudrocks ). (25 words)
Example sentences (12)
Each drill hole in this target area intersected re-activated basement faults, up to 30 metres in width, consisting of clay gouge and breccias within variably graphitic pelitic host rocks.
The lower section of the interval contains very strong mineralization with 1-5% visual sulfide and localized breccias containing up to 30% chalcocite.
The host rock to these breccias is mostly Ahuichila Formation conglomerate.
The Newmont program was specifically designed to test for Carlin-style deposits within the Caracol Formation which underlies the Ahuichila Formation conglomerate and did not target the outcropping epithermal breccias.
High-grade gold and silver mineralization is hosted in quartz-pyrite cemented rhyolite breccias and brecciated volcano-sediments.
Towards the bottom of the sequence, in the footwall, typical diorite breccias are present, displaying an intense silicification and being locally importantly mineralized.
At depth, some kimberlite breccias grade into root zones of dikes made of unfragmented rock.
Hydrothermal breccias are usually formed by hydrofracturing of rocks by highly pressured hydrothermal fluids.
Nevada turquoise is found as nuggets, fracture fillings and in breccias as the cement filling interstices between fragments.
Ornamental uses For thousands of years, the striking visual appearance of breccias has made them a popular sculptural and architectural material.
These breccias were emplaced as gas–solid mixtures and are typically preserved and mined in diatremes that form intrusive pipe-like structures.
The subdivision of these three broad categories is based on differences in clast shape: conglomerates and breccias ), composition ( sandstones ), grain size and/or texture ( mudrocks ).
Common combinations with breccias
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: