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Pyroclastic-breccia

A rock classification type
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Pyroclastic-breccia

Nishiizu, Kamo district, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Pyroclastic-breccia

St. Anne Mountain Geopark Quarry, Góra Świętej Anny, Gmina Leśnica, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
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Pyroclastic-breccia

Old nephelinite quarry, Siedlec, Gmina Izbicko, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
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Pyroclastic-breccia

Nishiizu, Kamo district, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
00826300017271952645494.jpg
Pyroclastic-breccia

St. Anne Mountain Geopark Quarry, Góra Świętej Anny, Gmina Leśnica, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
06253930017271952642218.jpg
Pyroclastic-breccia

Old nephelinite quarry, Siedlec, Gmina Izbicko, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
05417260017271952639922.jpg
Pyroclastic-breccia

Nishiizu, Kamo district, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
00826300017271952645494.jpg
Pyroclastic-breccia

St. Anne Mountain Geopark Quarry, Góra Świętej Anny, Gmina Leśnica, Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
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About Pyroclastic-brecciaHide

An agglomerate in which more than 75% of the pyroclastic fragments exceed 64mm and at least 50% of these are angular.


Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
48590
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:48590:6

Classification of Pyroclastic-brecciaHide

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Classification of polymodal pyroclastic rocks (after Fisher, 1966)

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