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fold breccia

A local tectonic breccia composed of angular fragments resulting from the sharp folding of thin-bedded, brittle rock layers between which are incompetent ductile beds; e.g., a breccia formed where interbedded chert and shale are sharply folded. Compare: tectonic breccia

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