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Breccia
Breccia and conglomerates are clastic sedimentary rocks with clasts larger than 2mm. They are separated by the roundness of their clasts; breccias beign characterized by angular clasts and conglomerates characterized with more rounded clasts. The clasts imaged lack roundness and sphericity and instead have sharp edges and corners, making this rock a breccia. Breccias form from the accumulation of broken rock fragments that get bound together by a cement or matrix after deposition. The angularity of the clasts represents minimal transport and erosion as the sharp edges and corners have not yet been worn down.
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Date
09/07/2018
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Dolphin, Glenn
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Calgary : University of Calgary
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City of Calgary
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Breccia, 2018, (CU123508) by Dolphin, Glenn, is used under CC BY 4.0. Courtesy of Geoscience Images Collection, Libraries and Cultural Resources Digital Collections, University of Calgary.