Associations to the word «Breccia»

Wiktionary

BRECCIA, noun. (petrology) A rock composed of angular fragments in a matrix that may be of a similar or a different material.

Dictionary definition

BRECCIA, noun. A rudaceous rock consisting of sharp fragments embedded in clay or sand.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras