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Italian term or phrase:
in breccia
English translation:
in breccia
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Gary Raymond Bokobza
Nov 17, 2003 17:09
21 yrs ago
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Italian term
in breccia
Italian to English
Other
architecture/old castles
l'apertura...è stata scavata in breccia
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | in breccia |
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| 4 | The opening... was unearthed from the rubble |
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in breccia
rock formed from fragmentes of older rocks
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Note added at 2003-11-17 17:12:12 (GMT)
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in a breccia - Breccia is similar to conglomerate in that it consists of coarse-grained fragments surrounded by finer grained material. The fragments in a breccia, however, are sharp and angular, looking as if they were just broken, while those in conglomerates are rounded.
www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/Publications/ InfoCirc/Ic1987-5/rocks/breccia.htm
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Note added at 2003-11-17 17:12:12 (GMT)
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in a breccia - Breccia is similar to conglomerate in that it consists of coarse-grained fragments surrounded by finer grained material. The fragments in a breccia, however, are sharp and angular, looking as if they were just broken, while those in conglomerates are rounded.
www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/Publications/ InfoCirc/Ic1987-5/rocks/breccia.htm
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The opening... was unearthed from the rubble
...or entrance, I suppose.
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