"Brecciated" Quotes from Famous Books
... and north of that town, and between the Catoctin Mountain and the Potomac River, the conglomerate limestone or brecciated marble is found in abundance, associated with red shale. It is a calcareous rock, apparently formed in part of pebbles cemented together and, when burned, produces an inferior lime. It is commonly known as Potomac ... — History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia • James W. Head |