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Lithic (impact) breccia

A lithic breccia is a polymictic impact breccia that contains shocked and unshocked clasts in a clastic matrix but lacks cogenetic melt particles.

Lithic breccias from the Gardnos (Norway), Söderfjärden (Finland) and Lockne (Sweden) impact structures.

Lithic breccia from the Rochechouart (France) impact structure.

 

 

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