11/07/2007

breccia

basalt breccia with epidote groundmassBreccia is a are clastic, sedimentary rocks comprising angular fragments from a previous rock structure that have been cemented in a matrix.

Classification of breccias relates to their constituents, mode of occurrence, constituent fragment size, types of clasts, and source of clasts.
image: basalt breccia with epidote groundmass, courtesy of Siim Sepp