[meteorite-list] xenolith vs. polymict breccia?

From: Walter Branch <branchw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:32:08 2004
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Hello Everyone,

What is the difference between a xenolith and a polymict breccia?

Is it that the xenolithic host is igneous, whereas the polymict breccia =
is sedimentary?

-Walter
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