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Cataclasite

Pictures of Metamorphic Rock Types

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Cataclasite (kat-a-CLAY-site) is a fine-grained breccia produced by grinding of rocks into fine particles, or cataclasis. This is a microscopic thin section.

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Ground below the groundPhoto courtesy Woudloper on Wikimedia Commons

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