Figure 6. Fault breccia. Layered rocks in the right side of the photograph are cut abruptly by a brittle fault. The rock to the left of this fault is broken into small fragments. Such a fragmental rock produced by faulting is called breccia (breh'-chya). Show highlights. (MGS photo by Henry Berry.)

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