Brecciation

/brɛʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun

The geological process by which rock is broken into angular fragments that become cemented together into breccia.

From brecciate plus the noun-forming suffix -ion. This technical geological term describes the mechanism that creates brecciated rock formations.

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