Breccia rock<\/i> is composed of larger gravel particle sizes.\u00a0 Breccia literally means rubble. \u00a0Breccia consists of loose, angular fragments of minerals or rock cemented together by a fine-grained matrix.\u00a0 The angular shape implies that the fragments have not moved far from their source.\u00a0 Fragments are pea-sized and larger, similar to conglomerate.\u00a0 Commonly, breccias are found along fault zones.<\/p>\n
Breccia can be divided into two broad classes:<\/p>\n
Breccias can be any color.\u00a0 Because it is clastic or coarse grained, it has a striking visual appearance that historically made it a popular material for sculpture and architecture. \u00a0Most often it was used as an ornamental or facing material in walls and columns.\u00a0 Breccia can be soft to hard, dependent on clast composition and strength of cement.\u00a0 It can be used as dimension stone for decoration of walls and floors.\u00a0 Many types of marble are brecciated and the Romans regarded it as an especially precious stone, often used in high-profile public buildings.<\/p>\n
Near Innsbruck, Austria, H<\/i>\u00f6tting Breccia<\/i> was quarried and used in the area for castles, churches and monasteries. Heavitree Breccia<\/i>, near Exeter, England once provided large amounts of building stone for Exeter\u2019s churches and public buildings. \u00a0Today, suppliers from Egypt sell Green or Red Breccia in the form of raw blocks, slabs or tiles and large blocks of Breccia Pernice<\/i> are quarried in Volargne, Italy.<\/p>\n
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