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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Breccia is a [ | + | Breccia is a [[sedimentary]] stone composed of coarse, angular fragments cemented in a fine-grain matrix, usually of a contrasting color. The matrix may be composed of sedimentary [[limestone]], [[silt]], [[silica]], or volcanic ash. Breccia is used as an ornamental building stone. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Description
Breccia is a Sedimentary stone composed of coarse, angular fragments cemented in a fine-grain matrix, usually of a contrasting color. The matrix may be composed of sedimentary Limestone, Silt, Silica, or volcanic ash. Breccia is used as an ornamental building stone.
Synonyms and Related Terms
"sarrancolin marble; Brekzie (Deut.); brekcja (Pol.); brecha (Port.);
Additional Images
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Authority
- Jack Odgen, Jewellery of the Ancient World, Rizzoli International Publications Inc., New York City, 1982
- R.F.Symmes, T.T.Harding, Paul Taylor, Rocks, Fossils and Gems, DK Publishing, Inc., New York City, 1997
- C.W.Chesterman, K.E.Lowe, Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breccia (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005)
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 907
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "breccia" Encyclopædia Britannica [Accessed January 22, 2002].
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- George Savage, Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook, Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998