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This document proposes a new classification system for fault breccias and related fault rocks that is simpler to apply in the field than previous systems. It defines fault breccia based primarily on grain size, with breccias containing at least 30% clasts over 2 mm in diameter. It advocates subdividing fault breccias using textural terms from cave collapse literature, depending on clast content between 75-60%. While previous schemes used "primary cohesion" as a criterion, this is difficult to assess in the

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abrahamaudu

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