brecciate

[ brech-ee-eyt, bresh- ]

verb (used with object)

, brec·ci·at·ed, brec·ci·at·ing.

1. Petrology. to form as breccia.

Other Words From

• brec·ci·a·tion [brech-ee-, ey, -sh, uh, n, bresh-], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brecciate¹

First recorded in 1765–75; brecci(a) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

S., good sections of these old brecciated alluvia occur.

From Project Gutenberg

The rauchstein of the modern section is distinguished by stringers of calcite, which give it at times a brecciated appearance.

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Continued movement will give the brecciated fragments of sandstone a rounded form by rubbing them against one another, and, in this way, a crush-conglomerate is produced.

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It is also applied to those brecciated and stalagmitic deposits on the floor of caves, which frequently contain osseous remains.

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I could not satisfy myself whether this variety of colour proceeded from partial impregnations of bitumen, or from a brecciated structure.

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