The brecciated appearance of many specimens [of meteorites]. --H. A. Newton. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
brecciated — adjective Formed, or broken into breccia … Wiktionary
brecciated — adjective Etymology: Italian brecciato, from breccia + ato ate : converted into, resembling, or marked by a breccia … Useful english dictionary
Pultusk (meteorite) — Meteorite Name= Pultusk Image caption= Image width= Type= Chondrite Class= Ordinary chondrite Group= H5 Structural classification= Composition= SiO2 36.44 wt%, TiO2 0.18 wt%, Al2O3 1.88 wt%, Cr2O3 0.37 wt%, FeO 9.48 wt%, MnO 0.25 wt%, MgO 23.75… … Wikipedia
Autoclastic — Au to*clas tic, a. [See {Auto }; {Clastic}.] (Geol.) Broken in place; said of rocks having a broken or brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of brecciated materials brought from a distance. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impact crater — The prominent impact crater Tycho on the Moon. In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body. In most common usage,… … Wikipedia
Lava — flow redirects here. For the programming anti pattern, see Lava flow (programming). For other uses, see Lava (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Breccia — (pronEng|ˈbrɛtʃiə, ˈbrɛʃiə, it. breach) is a rock composed of angular fragments of several minerals or rocks in a matrix, that is a cementing material, that may be similar or different in composition to the fragments. A breccia may have a variety … Wikipedia
Flynn Creek crater — Flynn Creek crater, is an impact crater situated in Jackson County, approximately 8 km south of Gainesboro, Tennessee, USA. It was formed approximately 360 million years ago as a shallow, saucer shaped crater, 3.8 km in diameter and about 150 m… … Wikipedia
Pietersite — Also known as Tempeststone in the Pagan community, was discovered by Sid Pieters in 1962 while he was prospecting some farmland in Namibia, Africa. After his discovery, he registered the find in the mineral records of Britain. His discovery was… … Wikipedia
marble — marbler, n. /mahr beuhl/, n., adj., v., marbled, marbling. n. 1. metamorphosed limestone, consisting chiefly of recrystallized calcite or dolomite, capable of taking a high polish, occurring in a wide range of colors and variegations and used in… … Universalium
