Geology and Minerals

Fault breccia

Fault breccia, or tectonic breccia, is a breccia (a rock type consisting of angular clasts) that was formed by tectonic forces. Fault breccia is a tectonite formed by localized zone of brittle deformation (a fault zone) in a rock. Brecciation in fault zones influences fault zone hydrogeology in its interaction with groundwater and petroleum deposits.

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See also

• ▸Coal mines and saltworks of Gouhenans
• ▸Adémar de Chabannes
• ▸Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

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