Breccia-B

= Breccia-B =

By Ben Hausner & Garrett

Breccia is one of the major types of sedimentary rocks. Breccia is clastic rock, because it is made up of smaller rocks. Breccia forms when broken peaces of rock & minerals accumulate. Breccia contains many different kinds of minerals because breccia is made up of fragments of other rocks and minerals. Breccia's grain size is 2mm witch is so small you mite not be able to see them. Breccia's grain shape is rounded. Breccia is a uniformed rock. Breccia dose not usually contain fossils Breccia is used as building materials, decorative stone, tiles, & monuments.

http://www.galleries.com/rocks/breccia.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breccia