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What is a brecciation?

What is a brecciation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (geology) The formation of breccia such as by external shock
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The paucity of outcrop in the Acraman depression indicates that the bedrock beneath the depression is strongly disrupted by brecciation and jointing.
The preponderance of early cementation and brecciation towards the top of the Langport Member is compatible with reduced sedimentation rate.
The thrust zone displays significant brecciation although no slip planes were located.
The available evidence suggests the possibility of karst dissolution, collapse and brecciation, followed by lithification.
Anomalous gold, silver, and arsenic values appear to be associated with areas of more intense multiple-stage silicification and brecciation.
The host lithology is a dolomitic unit that has undergone stylolitic quartz and manganese veining and brecciation.

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