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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
{Bone breccia}, a breccia containing bones, usually
fragmentary.
{Coin breccia}, a breccia containing coins.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
breccia
n : a rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in
clay or sand
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