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Geologically it is unusual as it has formed not in true limestone, but in brockram, a breccia of limestone fragments within sandstone. en.wikipedia.org

The eruption forms breccia with large clasts, called explosion breccia. en.wikipedia.org

Blasting had exposed a breccia-filled cave and the child's skull had come to light together with several fossilized monkeys and hyraxes. en.wikipedia.org

There are also some meteorites interpreted as impact-melt breccias that don't contain keilite. en.wikipedia.org

By 1989, at least 13 uranium-ore-bearing breccia pipes had been identified by various companies. en.wikipedia.org

His name appears in inscriptions on vessels made of schist, alabaster, breccia and marble. en.wikipedia.org

Open spaces within ancient collapse breccias are another important source of vugs. en.wikipedia.org

Glassy breccias form from impact melt that exit the crater and entrain large volumes of crushed (but not melted) ejecta. en.wikipedia.org

Stack-like figures composed of breccia and past flow deposits are as thick as 328ftm... en.wikipedia.org

The 16 km diameter dome contains a 6 by 2 km volcanic cauldera filled with collapse breccia, tuff, and trachyte lava. en.wikipedia.org

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