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Breccia in Titus Canyon

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This massive exposure of limestone breccia occurs in the cliffs along lower Titus Canyon. Angular fragments and blocks of gray limestone are tightly cemented in a matrix of white calcite. The limestone probably broke apart in a fault zone before being cemented by calcite precipitated by groundwater.

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