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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 preponderance of early cementation and brecciation towards the top of the Langport Member is compatible with reduced sedimentation rate.
The paucity of outcrop in the Acraman depression indicates that the bedrock beneath the depression is strongly disrupted by brecciation and jointing.
Brecciation likely occurred during both excavation and modification stages.
The mineralization appears to be located at the intersection of two regional structural trends where deformation has produced intense cataclasis and brecciation.
Lamination, brecciation, and other sedimentary features of the dolomite are well preserved in this massive sheet of microcrystalline quartz.
The thrust zone displays significant brecciation although no slip planes were located.

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