Actively breaking into angular fragments or in the process of forming breccia.
Present participle of brecciate, showing the ongoing process of rock fragmentation and cementation.
Right now, in earthquake zones and deep in the Earth where tectonic plates collide, rocks are actively brecciating—being smashed into jagged pieces that will eventually become tomorrow's geological record.
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