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fault breccia

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fault breccia [′fȯlt ‚brech·ə]
(geology)
The assembly of angular fragments found frequently along faults. Also known as dislocation breccia.


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The stratigraphie levels of the host rock to each sampled fault breccia are shown on a lithological column (Fig.
All but 4 of the Gold Summit holes intersected the McLean Pit fault breccia ("lode") extending, essentially uninterrupted by cross faulting, over 400 m along strike and 350m vertically with an average width of 15m.
Previous records of the breccia have described it merely as a fault breccia (Dakyns et al.
 
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