Definition
During the impact melted material forming a breccia containing glass and crystal or lithic fragments together form Suevite rock.
Breccia is a rock consisting of angular fragments of stones which are cemented by finer calcareous material
History
Origin
Canada, Germany
England
Discoverer
Unknown
Unknown
Etymology
No etymologies found
From Italian, literally gravel, Germanic origin and related to break
Class
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
Sub-Class
Durable Rock, Medium Hardness Rock
Durable Rock, Hard Rock
Family
Group
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Other Categories
Coarse Grained Rock, Opaque Rock
Coarse Grained Rock, Medium Grained Rock, Opaque Rock