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breccia
subject			fact

breccia	is a kind of sedimentary rock
	has definition broken fragments of rock (clasts) cemented together by a fine grain matrix
	has pronunciation bre - chia
	has lithic clast composition
	has matrix composition
sedimentary rock	has sediment mechanism
rock	has part mineral
	has texture
	has genesis

Kinds of breccia :

• brecciated chondrite (2 facts)
• fragmental breccia
• granulitic breccia
• impact melt breccia
• monomict breccia
• polymict breccia (1 kind)
• primitive breccia
• regolith agglomerates
• regolith breccia