coin breccia

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coin breccia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Breccia \Brec"cia\, n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone,
     fr. F. br[`e]che; of German origin. See Breach.] (Geol.)
     A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same
     mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement,
     and commonly presenting a variety of colors.
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     Bone breccia, a breccia containing bones, usually
        fragmentary.
  
     Coin breccia, a breccia containing coins.
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